Ecology Vocabulary

What is the biosphere?

• Study of the entire planet.

• A group of ecosystems.

• A combination of different species.

• Many different species living all together.

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The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings is __________.

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What is a population?

• A group of individuals belonging different species and live in the same area.

• A group of individuals belonging to the same species and living in different areas.

• A group of individuals belonging to the same species and live in the same area.

• An individual belonging to the same species and live in the same area.

An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area is called a _________.

All the organisms that live in a place together with their physical environment is considered what?

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Ecology

What three categories is an Ecosystem divided into?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Humans

• Decomposers

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What is a biome?

• A single ecosystem that has different climates and typical organisms

• A single ecosystems that shares similar climates and typical organisms

• A group of ecosystems that have different climates and typical organisms

• A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

What is a carrying capacity?

• minimum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment

• maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment

• the amount a species can carry

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Match the Terms.

• Living Things

• Biotic

• Nonliving Things

• Heterotroph

• Consumers

• Autotroph

• Producers

• Abiotic

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_____ refers to the variety of living species on Earth

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