UNDERWOOD ECOLOGY

All of one species in an area is called

• organism

• group

• population

• status

An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter making nutrients available to the ecosystem is called

• decomposer

• recycling

• niche

• species

The surrounding in which an organism lives, it includes the living and non-living things

• home

• environment

• atmosphere

• population

A kind, variety, or type of organism, usually capable of breeding with any other organisms of the same type

• habitat

• type

• decomposer

• species

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

• habitat

• casa

• house

• protection

The ROLE or JOB of an organism in its habitat or environment

• population

• niche

• energy

• work

A system of interacting organisms and abiotic factors in an area

• habitat

• breed

• ecosystem

• groupings

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

• organism

• original

• single

• community

The non-living parts of an ecosystem

• decomposers

• ecology factors

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

What is the study of how living things interact with one another and their environment?

• biology

• life science

• astronomy

• ecology