Ecosystems Highschool

What does ecology study?

• Ecology studies organisms and how they interact with the environment around them.
• Ecology studies the pollution of the big companies and how it is produced.
• Ecology ancient living things and their fossil records.
• Ecology studies the natural landscapes and how they formed.

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It is a group of organisms of the same species that live together in an environment.

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Symbiosis

It is a group of organisms of different species that coexist in an environment.

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Symbiosis

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It is defined as the physical space or geographical area where organisms live.

• Habitat
• Niche
• Ecosystem
• Country

It is the name given to the diverse groups of different species that live together in a particular habitat:

• Ecosystem
• Habitat
• Population
• Community

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It is the group of all ecosystems working together and comprising of all life on planet Earth, forming the most complex level of organization of life.

• Biosphere
• Biomass
• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere

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It describes the role of a species within an ecosystem.

• Niche
• Abiotic factor
• Biotic factor
• Habitat

They are the living components, such as microorganisms, bugs and other animals, that affect an ecosystem or other organisms living in that ecosystem.

• Biotic factors
• Abiotic factors

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They refer to the nonliving conditions or things, as climate or habitat, that influence or affect an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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It is the initial source of energy for most of the life on Earth.

• The Sun
• ´The producers
• The consumers
• The carbohydrates

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