What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support?

• Ecological Succession

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Niche

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Which type of succession occurs in a brand new area that is lifeless?

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

What is a long-lasting interaction between different species called?

• Competition

• Niche

• Symbiosis

• Limiting Factor

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What is the ecological role played by an organism known as?

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Niche

• Competition

What is the interaction called where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Symbiosis

What does the term "biotic" refer to?

• Non-living

• Living

• Harmed

• Consumed

Which term describes a non-living component of an ecosystem?

• Biotic

• Host

• Abiotic

• Predator

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What is parasitism?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where neither organism benefits

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed

What is a host in ecological terms?

• An organism that captures another for food

• An organism that is consumed by another

• An organism within or upon which another organism resides

• A non-living component of the environment

What is an ecosystem?

• A single organism's habitat

• A system of interactions between abiotic and biotic factors

• A group of predators and prey

• A non-living environment