Unit 11 Part 2 Ecosystems

What is an ecological community?

• different populations living together in a given area

• group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• part of earth in which life exists

• group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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Each species is a consumer of resources and is itself a resource for other consumers

• True

• False

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In ecology, what is a niche?

• living factor in the environment

• the role of nonliving things in the environment

• role that an organism plays in the environment

• area where an organism lives

A species niche encompasses both the physical and ____________ conditions it requires.

• mental

• abnormal

• normal

• environmental

In ecology, what is competition?

• Attacking each other

• Species trying to obtain the same food, shelter, or mate.

• The fastest runner

• The quickest at moving

What is an ecological ecosystem?

• different populations living together

• community along with the non-living parts of the environment

• group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• part of earth in which life exists

There is only one size of ecosystem and it is large.

• True

• False

Who decides what the size of an ecosystem is?

• the animals

• the observer

• the plants

• the plants and animals

What contains biotic and abiotic factors in a given area?

• Niche

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Just animals

• All living things

• All non-living things

• Just plants

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