Ecology Community and Ecosystem

An assemblage of populations of different species interacting with one another in the same environment.

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biosphere

Which of the following would be an example of a community?

• coniferous trees, soil, squirrels, wolves, pond, deer

• ferns, jaguars, acacia trees, vines, tapirs, ants

• oak trees

• sunlight, wind, soil, river, humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A particular place where a species lives and reproduces.

• habitat

• ecological niche

• fundamental niche

• realized niche

The role a species plays in a community and the conditions necessary for survival.

• ecological niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Theory that states that no two species can indefinitely occupy the same niche at the same time.

• competitive exclusion principle

• resource partitioning

• realized niche

• interspecific competition

It is possible for two species to have the same ecological niche without one of the species going extinct.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The sharing of resources in order to decrease competition between two species.

• resource partitioning

• fundamental niche

• competitive exclusion principle

• realized niche

When does predation take place? (choose ALL that apply)

• when a blue whale filter feeds on krill

• a cow grazing on grass

• a cheetah hunting a gazelle

• two lions competing for resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The source of energy for almost all life on Earth is

• fungi

• animals

• water

• sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An example of a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem is

• a waterfall

• a hill

• a tree

• a rock