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WorksheetsChapter 8 Vocabulary
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
parts of a habitat that are living or once living and interact with an organism
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
habitat
d)
niche
2.
all the members of one species living in a particular area
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
population
d)
species
3.
a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
a)
species
b)
community
c)
population
d)
niche
4.
the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
a)
ecosystem
b)
ecology
c)
population
d)
understory
5.
the role of an organism in its habitat
a)
niche
b)
competition
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
6.
the organism that does the killing
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
predation
d)
competition
7.
all the different populations that live together in an area
a)
species
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
habitat
8.
an interaction when one organism kills another for food or nutrients
a)
commensalism
b)
parasitism
c)
mutualism
d)
predation
9.
the organism that is killed
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
abiotic factor
d)
biotic factor
10.
a living thing
a)
species
b)
biotic factor
c)
organism
d)
habitat
11.
the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
population
d)
biome
12.
a relationship in which both species benefit
a)
predation
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
13.
nonliving parts of an organism’s habitat
a)
biotic factors
b)
abiotic factors
c)
ecosystems
d)
habitat
14.
a relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism and harming it
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
d)
symbiosis
15.
a relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
a)
commensalism
b)
parasitism
c)
mutualism
d)
symbiosis
16.
any relationship in which two species live closely together and at least one of the species benefits
a)
symbiosis
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
d)
predation
17.
the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
biomes
d)
commensalism
18.
an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
19.
trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles
a)
coniferous tree
b)
deciduous tree
c)
rain forest
d)
boreal forest
20.
the tallest layer of the rain forest which receives the most sunlight and can reach up to 70 meters
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
emergent layer
d)
rain forest
21.
an area that is populated mostly by grasses and other nonwoody plants
a)
grassland
b)
savanna
c)
desert
d)
tundra
22.
a layer of shorter trees and vines below the canopy
a)
canopy
b)
emergent layer
c)
understory
d)
rain forest
23.
the average annual temperature and amount of precipitation
a)
climate
b)
biome
c)
ecosystem
d)
habitat
24.
a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
a)
community
b)
biome
c)
habitat
d)
ecosystem
25.
the frozen soil in a tundra
a)
top soil
b)
permfrost
c)
snow
d)
desert
26.
found where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of an ocean
a)
estuary
b)
intertidal zone
c)
neritic zone
d)
marine ecosystem
27.
a leafy roof that is formed on trees up to 50 meters tall
a)
understory
b)
canopy
c)
emergent layer
d)
underbrush
28.
an area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
rain forest
d)
boreal forest
29.
trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year
a)
coniferous tree
b)
deciduous tree
c)
palm tree
d)
Christmas tree
30.
located on the shore between the highest high-tide and the lowest low-tide line
a)
intertidal zone
b)
neritic zone
c)
sand
d)
estuary
31.
grasslands that are located closer to the equator than prairies and receive as much as 120 centimeters of rain each year
a)
savanna
b)
desert
c)
deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
32.
an organism that a parasite lives with, in, or on
a)
host
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
prey
33.
extremely cold and dry and may receive no more precipitation than a desert
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
boreal forest
d)
savanna
34.
colder, dense forests found in upper regions of the northern hemisphere
a)
rain forest
b)
boreal forest
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
35.
region of shallow water found below the low-tide line and extending over the continental shelf
a)
intertidal zone
b)
neritic zone
c)
estuary
d)
marine zone
36.
an organism that lives with, on, or inside another organism while harming it
a)
host
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
prey
37.
forests in which large amounts of rain fall year-round
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
c)
coniferous forest
d)
boreal forest
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