Unit 8 Intro: Ecology & Population Dynamics

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

• Biology

• Ecology

• Sociology

• Geology

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All the organisms of the same species living in the same area or community

• Community

• Population

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

All living things in a given area, living and non-living.

• Ecosystem

• Biotic

• Community

• Species

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A group of very similar organisms that can mate and reproduce offspring of the same type

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Niche

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A population of different species that exist in an ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

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The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Community

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The living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Biology

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

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Which of the following describes the importance of biodiversity to an ecosystem?

• a. People like to be able to see all the different plants and animals
• b. If there aren�t all the different species, there will be resources that aren�t being used
• c. Biodiversity is not as important as many people think
• d. Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.

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In the food web shown, who is the secondary consumer?

• grass

• mouse

• rabbit

• fox

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What does a primary consumer eat?

• tertiary consumers

• secondary consumers

• producers

• decomposers