Ecology Vocabulary Review

A single living thing is called a(n) ___________________.

• Species

• Organism

• Population

• Community

All of the members of one species that live in a particular area is called a __________________.

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

The specific environment in which an organism lives is called its __________________________.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment is called _________________________.

• Genetics

• Biology

• Heredity

• Ecology

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All of the different populations that live together in an area is called a ________________________.

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Habitat

Different communities that live together , along with the nonliving environment is called a(n) _____________________.

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

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The living or once-living components are called ________________ factors in an environment.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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The non-living or never-living components in an environment are called _____________ factors.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

All of the living parts of the Earth make up the complete ______________________.

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

The most common way for new individuals to join a population.

• Birth

• Immigration

• Death

• Emigration