Ecology Review Day

Ecology is the study of species and how both biotic and abiotic factors influence them. Biotic means ____ and abiotic means ______

• living, non-living

• non-living, living

• living, living

• non-living, non-living

The sum total of the organism's use of abiotic/biotic resources in the environment - or the organism's role.

• Niche

• Mimicry

• Diversity

• Succession

The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

• ecosystem
• population
• community
• habitat

The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.

• biology
• ecology
• zoology
• psychology

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

Organisms that look similar and can produce fertile offspring

• Species
• Fish
• Community
• Trees

What best describes the type of relationship that occurs between grasshoppers and mice? 

• Commensalism
• Predation
• Mutualism
• Competition

What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
• an animal that eats only herbs