ecology

Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

Individuals that can breed with one another make up a

• species
• population
• community
• ecosystem

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Organisms that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• It is a phenomenon where the sun’s rays are absorbed by clouds.

• It is a phenomenon that occurs when heat escapes into space.

• It is when heat is trapped by gases, then sent back to earth’s surface.

• It describes the atmosphere’s composition.

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Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

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