Population Ecology Vocabulary

The role or function or job of a species in a community.

• habitat

• diet

• niche

• ecosystem

A group of individuals of the same species living in a given area.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Energy Pyramid

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Shows how each member of an ecosystem community gets its food.

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Symbiosis

• Predator

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.

• community

• habitat

• population

• ecosystem

Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.

• predators

• prey

• producers

• heterotrophs

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

• habitat

• abiotic

• ecosystem

• community

What is the branch of science that deals with the study of living things and their relationship with the environment?

• Anthropology

• Ecology

• Ecosystems

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a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

• Estuary

• Food chain

• Biodiversity

• Population

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the gradual regrowth or development of a community of organisms over time

• Pollution

• Succession

• Food Web

• Symbiosis

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely is known as the:

• Carrying Capacity

• Biotic Potential

• Population Density

• Limiting Factor