Ecology Intro

_______________________ is the scientific study of interactions among organisms with each other and with the environment.

• Ecology

• Scienceology

• Biology

• Ecosystemologicology

The ___________________ refers to the biological component of Earth’s systems. In other words, the portion of the planet that can sustain life and all of its interactions.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• biocube

• Lifeglobe

Organisms and their environment are _____________________.

Every organism relies on other organisms to survive.

• interdependent

• independent

• intersteller

a group of individuals similar to one another that can breed and create fertile offspring.

• Organism

• Species

• Community

• Ecosystem

A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live together within a defined area.

• Population

• Organism

• Community

• Ecosystem

________________________ are groups of populations comprised of many species that live together in a defined area.

• Communities

• Ecosystems

• Biomes

• lots of pops

An _______________________ is a combination of the communities and the physical (nonliving) environment.

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

• Population

• Community

_________________ are large area that has a particular climate, and particular species of plants and animals that live there (tundra, rainforest, desert).

• Biomes

• Biologies

• Communities

• Populations

________________________ the variety of organisms, the organism's genetic differences, and the ecosystems in which they occur.

• Biodiversity

• Ecodiversity

_______________________ nonliving factors that can affect an ecosystem (soil, pollution, natural disasters, climate).

• Abiotic

• Biotic