Ecology Unit Review

The non-living part of an ecosystem

• Ocean
• Lava Flow
• Birds
• Abiotic

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The living part of an ecosystem

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Mother Earth
• Flowers

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

• Biology
• Lithology
• Ecology
• Farmacology

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Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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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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A bee receives nectar from a flower and carries the pollen to other flowers:

• predation

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

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Mistletoe grows and spreads on trees, taking their nutrients:

• predation

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

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What would happen within a few months after the formation of a volcanic island?

• pioneer species would grow

• no pioneer species would grow

• trees and large plants would grow

• rich, organic soil would be present

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