Ecology terms

Ecology is the study of .

• life

• Interactions among organisms and their environments

• interactions among organisms

• how traits are passed from parents to offspring

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What is a population?

• groups of different species living in the same area

• group of the same species living in the same area

• includes all of the organisms and non-living things in an area

• major regional or global community

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What is a community?

• Different populations of organisms living in the same environment.

• One population of organism living in the same environment.

• Different populations of organisms living in more than two environments.

• One population of organism living in more than two environments.

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What is an ecosystem?

• The interactions among living and non-living things in an environment.

• A type of organism that can only be seen with a microscope.

• A bunch of moving parts that do work.

• The newest craze in social media.

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Plants that make their own energy from the sun through photosynthesis are called (choose 2) -

• carnivores

• consumers

• autotrophs

• producers

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Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy are called (choose 2) -

• autotrophs

• consumers

• producers

• heterotrophs

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

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An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement

• niche
• biosphere
• biome
• habitat

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What is each level on a food pyramid or food chain called?

• Energy Pyramind

• Trophic Level

• Limiting Factor