IR, Chapter 14

abiotic

• collection of living and nonliving things
• all of the individuals of one species living in an area
• nonliving
• group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

ecosystem

• collection of living and nonliving things
• all of the individuals of one species living in an area
• nonliving
• group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

population

• collection of living and nonliving things
• all of the individuals of one species living in an area
• nonliving
• group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

species

• collection of living and nonliving things
• all of the individuals of one species living in an area
• nonliving
• group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Habitat does not include all of the living components of an organism's life.

• True
• False

Competitive exclusion

• species occupy similar niches but live in different areas
• one species will be better suited to a niche; the other may become extinct
• nonliving conditions

Niche includes all of the following except

• food
• nonliving conditions
• behavior
• death

predation

• one organism hunts and feeds on another organism
• interaction in which both organisms benefit
• relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

mutualism

• one organism hunts and fees on another organism
• interaction in which both organisms benefit
• relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

parasitism

• one organism hunts and fees on another organism
• interaction in which both organisms benefit
• relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed