Ecology Review

A regular progression of species replacement is known as _________________?

• succession

• mutation

• adaptation

• migration

Nonliving factors, such as weather, that can affect ecosystems is known as _____________________.

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• producers

• decomposers

The study of living things and their interaction with each other and the environment is known as _______________.

• ecology

• geology

• astronomy

• chemistry

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Plants or mosses that first grow in a newly formed ecosystem are called ________________ _________________

• pioneer species

• climax community

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

The variety and genetic differences found within an ecosystem represents the ecosystem’s _____________________.

• biodiversity

• photosynthesis

• climate

• succession

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A(n) ____________________ consists of a community and all of the physical aspects of the habitat.

• ecosystem

• population

• organism

• biosphere

The ____________________ is the portion of the planet that can sustain life.

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

All the different species that live together in an ecosystem are known as the _____________________.

• community

• population

• habitat

• biosphere

Succession that occurs in places where there has previously been growth is called _________________ ___________________.

• secondary succession

• primary succession

• climax community

• pioneer succession

Living factors that are part of the ecosystem are called ________________ _________________.

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• chemical factors

• physical factors