Chapter 12: Human Impact on the Environment Vocab REVIEW

What is the term for all the living and nonliving things found in a certain area?

• ecosystem

• habitat

• organism

• population

What is the term for all living organisms in an environment?

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• ecosystem

• habitat

What is the term for all non-living substances in an environment?

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• ecosystem

• population

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What is the term for all the members of a species living in a given area?

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

What is the term for an organism’s role in the community?

• niche

• habitat

• population

• ecosystem

What is the term for the largest number of organisms that Earth’s resources can support and maintain for a long period of time?

• carrying capacity

• population density

• biotic potential

• ecological footprint

What is the term for resources that limit the population of an ecosystem?

• limiting factors

• abiotic factors

• producers

• decomposers

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What is the term for the moving of organisms into a certain area?

• immigration

• emigration

• adaptation

• mutation

What is the term for the moving of organisms from one place to another?

• emigration

• photosynthesis

• predation

• condensation

What is the term for organisms that make their own food?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• parasites

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