Ecosystems Unit Vocabulary Quiz

All the living and nonliving things in an environment, including their interaction with each other.

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

• ecology

A nonliving part of an ecosystem. Examples are water, minerals, sunlight, air, climate, and soil.

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

• ecology

A living part of an ecosystem. Examples are animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria.

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

• ecology

All the members of one species in an area.

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

• ecology

The study of how living and nonliving things interact.

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

• ecology

All the living things in an ecosystem.

• community

• habitat

• niche

• food chain

• food web

The place where a plant or animal naturally lives and grow.

• community

• habitat

• niche

• food chain

• food web

The role of an organism in a community.

• community

• habitat

• niche

• food chain

• food web

The path of energy in food from one organism to another.

• community

• habitat

• niche

• food chain

• food web

The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• community

• habitat

• niche

• food chain

• food web