1st U2 Vocabulary Quiz: Ecology

What are the non-living factors in an ecosystem?

• Parasitism
• Abiotic
• Predation
• Symbiosis

What is the role and position of an organism in its environment?

• Parasitism
• Biotic
• Niche
• Community

What is the act of one organism hunting and killing another for food?

• Predation
• Abiotic
• Species
• Commensalism

What is all the different populations that live together in an area?

• Carrying Capacity
• Community
• Niche
• Commensalism

What is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

• Predation
• Habitat
• Species
• Parasitism

What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Community

What is a relationship where both organisms benefit?

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Symbiosis

What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Competition

What is the struggle between organisms for limited resources?

• Habitat
• Predation
• Competition
• Parasitism

What are factors that affect population size regardless of density?

• Density-Dependent
• Mutualism
• Density-Independent
• Abiotic