Ecology Review

Earthworms break down leaves and other organic matter. When they burrow they increase the amount of air and water in the soil. Earthworms serve as food for many bird and salamander species. This best represents...

• niche

• circadian rhythm

• habitat

• predation

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

A group of bunnies living in the forest is an example of a __________.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Individual
• Community

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.

• biography
• biotic
• abiotic
• biology

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Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Competition

Which pair of organisms listed below are competitors for the same natural resources?

• Ticks and dogs
• Lions and leopards
• Honeybees and flowers
• Salmon and brown bears

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Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?

• Ticks feeding on a dog
• Bees transporting pollen from flowers
• Pilotfish swimming under sharks
• Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo

Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

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