Ecology

____ has the strongest effect on

where terrestrial organisms live.

_____ and ____ are two factors that have a strong effect on

where aquatic organisms live.

___ is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment.

___ refers to other organisms as well as the physical aspects of an organism’s surroundings.

____ is an interaction in which one organism, the predator, eats all or part of the body of another organism, the prey

____ refers to the rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, goods, mates, etc

____ includes the subdisciplines of physiological, evolutionary, and behavioral ecology, is concerned with how an organism’s structure, physiology, and behavior meet the challenges posed by its environment.

___ is a group of individuals of the same species living in an area.

____ analyzes factors that affect population size and how and why it changes through time.

____ is a group of populations of different species in an area.