Introductory Ecological Terms

What term is described as: "A local population of organisms that have similar genes, interbreed, and produce offspring"?

• Deme

• Natality

• Fecundity

• Metapopulation

What term is described as: "A specific role of a species within an ecosystem, including its use of resources, and relationships with other species"?

• Metapopulation

• Ecological niche

• Fecundity

• Immigration

Are regions of the world with similar climate

• Biomes
• Species
• Biodiversity
• Climate

Actions (behaviors) that help an animal survive in its environment

• physical adaptation
• behavioral adaptation
• migration
• populations

Any characteristic an animal has to survive in its environment

• migration
• populations
• precipitation
• adaptation

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A group of organisms that share similar genes

• populations
• migration
• Biomes
• species

Body traits or features that help an animal survive in its environment

• populations
• habitat
• physical adaptation
• behavioral adaptation

Living thing that has or can develop the ability to act or function independently

• organism
• migration
• habitat
• weather

The variety of living things

• biodiversity
• precipitation
• migration
• species

A community of living organisms (biotic) and the nonliving (abiotic) things they interact with

• weather
• ecosystem
• Climate
• migration