Ecological Principles Vocabulary Study Questions

What is the study of the relationship between an organism and its environment?

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

What is the sum of the surfaces, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth which is occupied by living organisms?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Biomes

What are the gases surrounding the earth from surface to space called?

• Biomes

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biotic

What are all the bodies of water on the earth called?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biomes

• Atmosphere

What are large, naturally occurring ecological levels occupying a major habitat called?

• Fauna

• Flora

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

What is a smaller community where biotic and abiotic elements interact within a biome called?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Habitat

What is a unit expressing a ratio of a solute in a solution called?

• Population

• Parts Per Thousand (ppt)

• Flora

• Fauna

What are plants found in an area called?

• Flora

• Fauna

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

What are animals found in an area called?

• Fauna

• Ecosystem

• Flora

• Biomes

What is a group of organisms of the same species occupying a particular space at the same time called?

• Population

• Consumer

• Producer

• Organism