Unit 5 Ecosystem

An organism's ________________________ includes all living things and non-living things that surround and affect that organism.

• niche
• environment
• diversity
• biotic

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When a population has a very specific way of living such as panda bears that eat only bamboo shoots, they are said to have a

• diversity
• narrow niche
• wide niche
• population

The place where an organism normally lives is called......

• ecosystem
• habitat
• biotic
• abiotic

This is the complete role and function of an organism in its ecosystem which includes the way it lives and survives as well as the way it finds its food and the climate it thrives.

• niche
• diversity
• population
• community

A ______________________ consists of all the populations that live and interact in that area.

• ecosystem
• biotic
• habitat
• community

This means the variety of different species that live in an ecosystem.

• niche
• population
• diversity
• ecosystem

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This is all the organisms that are living in a place together with  their environment.  This can be as small as your backyard or as big as a desert.

• ecosystem
• habitat
• biotic
• competition

This is the struggle for resources such as food and shelter among organisms.

• community
• habitat
• competition
• diversity

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An ecosystem is made of both biotic and the abiotic things. Which describe the biotic part of the ecosystem?

• plants that grow in soil
• the animals that breathe oxygen
• all living things in an environment
• plants and animals that live in water

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This is the type of factor that determines the size and type of population in the ecosystem.  An example of this would be the availability of food, water and shelter.

• diversity
• limiting
• competition
• biotic

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