Introduction to Ecology Vocabulary Quiz

What is the correct definition of Ecosystem?

• The condition of a group of people or things that all depend on each other.

• An animal or plant's specific role or way of life of a species within its environment

• All the plants and animals that live in a particular area together with the complex relationship that exists between them and their environment.

What is the correct definition of the word Habitat?

• The natural environment in which a plant or animal normally lives or grows.

• The study of the relationships between plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balances between these relationships.

• The condition of a group of people or things that all depend on each other.

The living part of an ecosystem

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Mother Earth
• Flowers

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The non-living part of an ecosystem

• Ocean
• Lava Flow
• Birds
• Abiotic

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Select all abiotic factors

• Trees

• Rocks

• Water

• Mushrooms

• Air

A large ecosystem is called a ______

• Ecosystem
• Habitat
• Biome
• Niche

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude

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Give an example of a terrestrial biome.

Give an example of an aquatic biome.

Another name for an autotroph is a ______________________.