Ecology Vocabulary Review

Which abiotic factor might be an important part of a grassy field environment?

• Temperature changes

• Species competing for resources

• Number of predators in the area

• Bacteria populations

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A tree in a forest dies and falls to the ground. Mosses, algae, termites, microorganisms and spiders are some of the living organisms living within the decaying log. All of the living organisms on the log make up a

• population

• biome

• community

• ecosystem

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A tree in a forest dies and falls to the ground. Mosses, algae, termites, microorganisms and spiders are some of the living organisms living within the decaying log. The log would be considered the organism's

• habitat

• niche

• predator

• parasite

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A consumer-producer relationship is best illustrated by

• foxes eating mice

• rabbits eating carrots

• Tapeworm living in humans

• Snake eating eggs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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A pack of wolves are living together. This can be described using the term...

• population

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

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Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Population
• Living

Organisms that create their own food are.....

• Autotrophs
• Heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Any living component that affects another organism

• Abiotic Factor
• Biotic Factor
• Essential Factor
• Density-Independent Factor

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All of the individual of a species that live in the same area

• Species
• Population
• Community 
• Ecosystem

The study of the interactions among living things and their surroundings

• Biology
• Evolution
• Ecology
• Envirology 

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