Ecosystems

What are abiotic factors?

• living things that affect the ecosystem

• nonliving things that affect the ecosystem

• population of animals in an ecosystem

• plant located in an ecosystem

What is a biosphere?

• the sum of all living matter on Earth

• the sum of some living matter on Earth

• the sum of no living matter on Earth

• the sum of most living matter on Earth

What is the meaning of a community as it pertains to an ecosystem?

• All the animals and plants in a particular area

• Some population of animals and plants in a particular area

• All the populations of different species in a particular area

• All the community of animals and plants in a particular area.

The __________________ is a type of biological community defined by its predominant plants, animals, and environmental conditions

• community
• biome
• population
• ecosystem

A living thing that affect the ecosystem.

• biotic

• abiotic

• biome

• biosphere

All the populations of different species in a particular area.

• populations

• community

• species

• biome

Removal of a forest or section of trees for human use

• ecosystem

• deforestation

• community

• biotic factor

A disorder in an organism that produces adverse effects and is not a result of physical injury; can be identified by specific signs or symptoms and can affect one or more parts of the organism

• abiotic factor

• biotic

• community

• disease

The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, ect

• deforestation

• disease

• diversity

• community

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• population