Ecosystem Vocab

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Struggle

• Competitive Interaction

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What is this a picture of?

• food chain

• food web

• ecosystem

• a pond

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a bird 

• abiotic 

• biotic 

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This is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

• Physics

• Ecology

• Chemistry

• Psychology

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Which of the following best defines an ecosystem?

• A community of living organisms and their interactions with their abiotic environment.

• A specific area of land or water with a uniform climate.

• A group of interconnected food chains.

• A collection of species that have high genetic diversity.

Which term describes a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system?

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biome

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What is an ecosystem?

• A single species living in a specific area

• A community of living and nonliving things in an area

• A collection of plants only

• A group of animals that are the same species

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

• They consume living plants and animals for energy.

• They break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

• They regulate the population of other organisms.

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one of 6 major land areas

• population

• community

• biome

• species

Which of the following is an example of an aquatic ecosystem?

• Desert

• Coral reef

• Grassland

• Tundra