Intro to Ecology

The study of interactions between organisms and their environment is called:

• niche

• community

• ecology

• ecosystem

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Members of the same species living in a defined area is called a(n):

• Ecosystem

• community

• biodiversity

• population

A non-living factor that affects an ecosystem is called:

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• food chain

• biome factor

What term best describes this group of bison?

• Species
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Population

This image shows both living and non living things in an area.  What term best describes this?

• species
• community
• population
• ecosystem

The ___________ is all the area on and around earth where living things exist.

• Biome
• Biosphere
• Ecosystem
• Ecosphere

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Plants
• Bacteria
• Soil
• Insects

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Which term refers to the job an organism plays within its environment?

• biosphere
• ecology
• habitat
• niche

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

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

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Temperate Rainforest

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