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Ecology vocabulary

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Is the definition of Ecology

a)

the study of interactions between organisms and their environment

b)

all the living organisms that inhabit an environment

c)

nonliving components of environment.

d)

the most basic level of life

2.

What is the definition of Biotic Factors

a)

all the living organisms that inhabit an environment

b)

nonliving components of environment.

c)

the most basic level of life

d)

a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area (all of one species)

3.

What is the definition of Abiotic Factors

a)

nonliving components of environment.

b)

the most basic level of life

c)

a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area (all of one species)

d)

made of all the populations of different species in a given area. (Only biotic factors)

4.

What is the definition of Individual Organism

a)

the most basic level of life

b)

a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed

c)

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

d)

a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

5.

What is the definition of Population

a)

a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area (all of one species)

b)

made of all the populations of different species in a given area. (Only biotic factors)

c)

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

d)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

6.

What is the definition of Community

a)

made of all the populations of different species in a given area. (Only biotic factors)

b)

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

c)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

d)

break down the remains of dead organisms to obtain nutrients

7.

What is the definition of Ecosystem

a)

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

b)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

c)

break down the remains of dead organisms to obtain nutrients

d)

eat other organisms

8.

What is the definition of Producers

a)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

b)

break down the remains of dead organisms to obtain nutrients

c)

eat other organisms

d)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

9.

What is the definition of Decomposers

a)

break down the remains of dead organisms to obtain nutrients

b)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

c)

eat other organisms

d)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

10.

What is the definition of Consumers

a)

eat other organisms

b)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

c)

break down the remains of dead organisms to obtain nutrients

d)

carry out the process of photosynthesis and make their own food

11.

What is the definition of Herbivore

a)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

b)

organism that eats both plants and animals

c)

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

d)

organism that eats dead animals and plants

12.

What is the definition of Omnivore

a)

organism that eats both plants and animals

b)

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

c)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

organism that eats dead animals and plants

13.

What is the definition of Carnivore

a)

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

b)

organism that eats dead animals and plants

14.

what is the definition of Scavenger

a)

organism that eats dead animals and plants

b)

a representation of how energy flows from one organism to the next

15.

what is the definition of Food Chain

a)

a representation of how energy flows from one organism to the next

b)

a representation of overlapping food chains

16.

What Is the definition of Food Web

a)

a representation of overlapping food chains

b)

a representation of how energy flows from one organism to the next

c)

a representation of how energy is consumed as it moves through the food chain or food web

d)

the environment in which an organism lives

17.

What Is the definition of Energy Pyramid

a)

a representation of how energy is consumed as it moves through the food chain or food web

b)

the environment in which an organism lives

c)

a representation of overlapping food chains

d)

a representation of how energy flows from one organism to the next

18.

What Is the definition of Habitat

a)

the environment in which an organism lives

b)

an organism's way of life or role in the ecosystem

c)

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

d)

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

19.

What Is the definition of Niche

a)

an organism's way of life or role in the ecosystem

b)

the environment in which an organism lives

20.

What Is the definition of Prey

a)

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

b)

an animal that hunts other animals for food

c)

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

d)

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

21.

What Is the definition of Predator

a)

an animal that hunts other animals for food

b)

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

22.

What Is the definition of Symbiosis

a)

a close, long-term association between two or more organisms

b)

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

23.

What Is the definition of Mutualism

a)

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

b)

a close, long-term association between two or more organisms

24.

What Is the definition of Commensalism

a)

a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

b)

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

25.

What Is the definition of Parasitism

a)

a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed

b)

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

26.

What Is the definition of Trophic Level

a)

a group of organisms exist in the same link of a food chain

b)

two or more factors depend on each other

c)

a wide range of living things in an area; not just 2-3 types of plants or animals

d)

an environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

27.

What Is the definition of Interdependence

a)

two or more factors depend on each other

b)

a group of organisms exist in the same link of a food chain

c)

a wide range of living things in an area; not just 2-3 types of plants or animals

28.

What Is the definition of Biodiversity

a)

a wide range of living things in an area; not just 2-3 types of plants or animals

b)

an environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

c)

two or more factors depend on each other

29.

What Is the definition of Limiting Factor

a)

an environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

b)

a wide range of living things in an area; not just 2-3 types of plants or animals