Ecology 1

Ecology is the study of the __________ between living things and between organisms and their environment

A habitat is

• the part of the planet containing living organisms

• all the members of the same species living in an area

• the place where a plant or animal lives

• all the different populations in an area

Name a top consumer in this food web

Example of a carnivore

• Rabbit

• Lion

• Blackbird

• Human

Give one example of an ecosystem

All the members of the same species living in an area

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

Name one biotic factor

South facing slopes are cooler and darker and therefore less plants grow there

• True

• False

Temperature affects the rate of ________ of living things

Soil pH is an example of an E______ factor affecting organisms