Ecology Key Terms

Which word means the reliance of one species on other species to help it to survive?

• Interdependence

• Adaptation

• Competition

• Resource

Which word means all the organisms from one species living in one place at one particular time?

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

Which word means a group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring?

• Organism

• Species

• Habitat

• Abiotic

Which word means all the organisms of all species that live in the same habitat?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Species

• Habitat

Which word means the interaction between all the living organisms in an area with non-living parts of their environment?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

• Species

Which words means the living parts of an environment?

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

Which word mean the non-living parts of an environment?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Inderdependence

• Species

Which word means the environment in which an organism lives, made up of biotic and abiotic factors?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

Which word means the contest between organisms for resources?

• Species

• Habitat

• Competition

• Interdependence

Which word means any living thing: could be an animal, plant, fungus, protist or prokaryote?

• Organism

• Species

• Habitat

• Community