Ecology Vocab

Non-living things in an ecosystem

• abiotic

• biotic

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

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Organisms in an area and all the non living parts

• food chain

• habitat

• ecosystem

• food web

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Birds, squirrels, trees, insects are all examples of

• food web

• food chain

• abiotic components

• biotic components

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Rocks, sand, dirt, and wind are

• abiotic

• stuff you need for plants

• biotic

• useless

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An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving

• Alive and dead

• Plants and animals

• Land and water

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Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?

• Trees, birds, dirt, worms

• Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies

• Whales, water, seashells, fish

• Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes

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Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?

• a bird using an insect for food

• worm using the soil as shelter

• a snake using a mouse for food

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True or False: Communities are only made of one species of an organism.

• True

• False

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True or False: Sustainability is the ability for an ecosystem to maintain balance over a long period of time.

• True

• False

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True or False: Humans have NOT made an impact on biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

• True

• False

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