12A, 12C, 8B Vocab Flashcards

An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

• heterotroph

• consumer

• detritivore

• autotroph

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Heterotroph

• Mutualist

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

The living portions of the ecosystem.

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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

• Community

• Population

• Organisms

• Biosphere

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

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

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All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are considered a

• species

• population

• community

• biome

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Organisms that break down decaying material are

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

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Which terms are used to refer to heterotrophic organisms?

• consumer and producer

• consumer, producer, and decomposer

• consumer and decomposer

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

• Biology
• Lithology
• Ecology
• Farmacology

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