Chpt 3 Ecology

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• carnivore
• niche
• population

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Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?

• protection of ecosystems
• pollution control
• selective cutting
• introduction of exotic or invasive species

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Which biome, because of its climate and amount of rainfall, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Pineforest

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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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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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