Intro to Ecology

What is Ecology?

• is the scientific study of organisms.

• is the scientific study of interactions among organisms with each other and with the environment.

• is the scientific study the environment.

• is the scientific study of animals.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Match the following

• nonliving factors (soil, pollution, natural disasters, climate)

• Abiotic Factor

• is a place where a particular population lives (anthills, squirrel nests, beaver dams, etc)

• Habitat

• Living factors (plants and animals)

• Biotics Factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of organisms of the same species in any given area...

• population

• community

• individuals

• community

Group of populations in an area.

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biosphere

Where life is found on earth.

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

The maximum number of individual organisms that an ecosystem can comfortably support is

• exponential growth

• carrying capacity

• population

• tolerance

A(n) __________________ includes all the living and non-living factors in an area.

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The non-living part of an ecosystem

• Ocean
• Lava Flow
• Birds
• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is 

• the deer's main predator has been eliminated
• competition increased
• decreased water levels of local ponds
• organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Biotic or Abiotic factor that restricts the growth of the population

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4