Match the following vocabulary terms

• Interactions between living and non-living things in an area

• Biome

• Group of individuals of the same species

• Organism

• Different populations in a given area

• Ecosystem

• Similar ecosystems with the same climate

• Community

• Single living thing

• Population

Put the following in order from smallest to largest level of organization.

• Organism

• Population

• Biome

• Community

• Ecosytem

The maximum population size that an environment support is called the _____.

• population density
• resource availability
• environmental limit
• carrying capacity

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Which of the following is a limiting factor in a population?

• Unlimited food supply

• Predation

• Infinite space

• Constant temperature

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Which type of growth occurs when resources are unlimited?

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

• Linear growth

• Cyclical growth

Which of the following is an example of a limiting factor?

• Abundant sunlight

• Lack of water

• Unlimited space

• Constant temperature

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Which of the following best describes predation?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism hunts and eats another

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

• A relationship where neither organism benefits

Which of the following is a characteristic of logistic growth?

• Population grows without any limits

• Population growth slows as it reaches carrying capacity

• Population decreases rapidly

• Population remains constant

Identify this populations carrying capacity

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Mutualism

,

(b) Commensalism

,

(c) Parasitism

• Barnacles attach to whales for transportation without harming them

• Ticks feed on the blood of mammals
• One species benefits, the other is harmed

• Both species benefit

• Bees pollinate flowers while obtaining nectar

• One species benefit, no effect on the other species

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