Unit 1 Vocab Review

What is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment?

• Abiotic Factor

• Ecology

• Biotic Factor

• Population

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?

• Sunlight

• Grass

• Air

• Water

What is a group of organisms, all of the same species, in the same area called?

• Community

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Population

What is the total role an organism plays in an environment called?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Biosphere

• Logistic Growth

Which of the following is a collection of interacting populations living in the same area?

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biosphere

What is the part of Earth that contains living communities called?

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Population

• Biosphere

When the population increases very rapidly due to an unlimited availability of resources in the habitat, it is known as?

• Density-Dependent Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

• Logistic Growth

• Carrying Capacity

What is the amount of individuals the habitat’s resources can support in an environment called?

• Logistic Growth

• Exponential Growth

• Carrying Capacity

• Density-Independent Limiting Factor

Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent limiting factor?

• Inclement Weather

• Disease

• Sunlight

• Natural Disaster

What is the physical location where an organism lives in an environment called?

• Niche

• Biosphere

• Community

• Habitat