Ecology Vocabulary Test

The study of living things and their relationships or how they interact.

• Ecology
• Biome
• Biosphere

A type of environment based on the weather or climate there.

• Ecology
• Biome
• Biosphere

A sphere or planet where organisms live.

• Ecology
• Biome
• Biosphere

A group of individuals from one species.

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

Several populations or species in a given area.

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

Several communities or large amounts of species in a given area.

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

Factors that limit a populations ability to increase or factors that cause a population to decrease.

• Limiting Factor
• Carrying Capacity
• Resilience

Largest or maximum number of organisms that can survive in a given area.

• Limiting Factor
• Carrying Capacity
• Resilience

The ability for a living thing to survive in all situations.

• Limiting Factor
• Carrying Capacity
• Resilience

A symbiotic relationship where one organism is harmed while the other benefits.

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Commensalism