Unit 7: Biodiversity (Parts 1 & 2)

What is ecology the study of?

• Plants and animals

• Ecosystem interactions

• Human impact on Earth

• Chemistry of the environment

A habitat is:

• The role an organism plays in an ecosystem

• The physical place where an organism lives

• A type of animal adaptation

• A food web

A niche is:

• The same as a habitat

• The role an organism plays in its community

• The physical location of an ecosystem

• A population of the same species

Which of these is an abiotic factor?

• A tree

• A wolf

• A rock

• A fungus

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

• An ecosystem includes abiotic factors, a community does not

• A community includes abiotic factors, an ecosystem does not

• A community contains only one species

• An ecosystem only includes animals

What is biodiversity?

• The process of species evolving

• The variety of life in an area

• The study of animal populations

• The way species interact

What are the three types of biodiversity? (Choose 3)

• genetic

• species

• ecosystem

• community

• climate

Match the term to the correct example:

• Sea otter

• Keystone species

• Panda

• Generalist species

• Cockroach

• Specialist species

Match the term to its description:

• All living and non-living things in a

• Population

• All living organisms in an area

• Ecosystem

• A group of the same species living in on

• Community

An (a)   with both species ​ (b)   and species evenness has high ​ (c)   .

• ecosystem
• richness
• biodiversity
• niche
• ecology