Principles of Ecology

The scientific discipline in which relationships among organisms and the interactions organisms have with the environment is called......

• Biology

• Ecology

• Economy

• Chemistry

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What is the "biosphere"?

• the circle of life

• the helmet that astronauts wear

• the portion of Earth that supports life

• The study of ecosystems

The living factors in an organism's environment are called....

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• biosphere

• commensalism

the NON-living factors in an organism's environment are called...

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• commensalism

• mutualism

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a group of organisms that occupy the same geographic location at the same time (live in the same place at the same time) is called...

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• community

• population

a group of populations interacting in the same place at the same time is called....

• biological population

• biological community

• organism

• biosphere

What is a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it?

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• biome

• community

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A large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climate and have similar types of communities is called...

• A biome

• A biosphere

• A population

• Commensalism

The area where an organism lives is called...

• Niche

• Home

• Zoo

• Habitat

The role or position that an organism has in its environment (its "purpose") is called...

• purpose

• habitat

• niche

• job