Ecology Terms

A group of different populations living int he same area is called?

• Population
• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community

A community interacting with its physical environment is called?  Hide answers

• Population
• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Species

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Geographic regions with similar ecosystems due to similar climate and geography are called?  

• Populations
• Biomes
• Ecosystems
• Communities

All of the nonliving things in an ecosystem are called?

• organisms
• biotic factors
• abiotic factors
• Inorganic material

An organism that must eat because it can't make its own food is called?  

• Autotroph
• More than one is correct
• Consumer
• Heterotroph

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An organism that only eats plants is called? 

• Detrivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore

A consumer that actively hunts its food or prey is called? 

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Predator

An organism that only eats animals is called? 

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Detrivore

An organism that makes its own food is called? 

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Heterotroph
• More than one is correct

A non green plant-like organism that feeds off of dead organisms or their wastes is called? 

• Decomposer
• Detrivore
• Saprobe
• More than one is correct