Introduction to Ecology Vocabulary

What is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment called?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Geology

• Chemistry

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which term describes the part of Earth where life exists, including land, water, and air?

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Habitat

• Niche

What is a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system known as?

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biosphere

Which term refers to the natural environment where an organism lives?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Ecosystem

• Community

What is the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem called?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Community

• Population

Which term describes a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for all the populations of different species that live and interact in the same area?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which organism makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis?

• Consumer (Heterotroph)

• Producer (Autotroph)

• Decomposer

• Parasite

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms called?

• Producer (Autotroph)

• Consumer (Heterotroph)

• Decomposer

• Symbiont

Which organism breaks down dead organisms and organic waste?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Predator