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Dynamic Nature of Ecosystems Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Population

a)

The ability of an organism, population, community, or ecosystem to persist in the face of stressful or changing conditions

b)

A group of organisms that are similar to one another and can mate to produce offspring

c)

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

d)

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

2.

The ability of an organism, population, community, or ecosystem to persist in the face of stressful or changing conditions

a)

Resilience

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Dynamic

d)

Population

3.

Species

a)

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

b)

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

c)

A group of organisms that are similar to one another and can mate to produce offspring

d)

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

4.

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Dynamic

c)

Species

d)

Resilience

5.

Which is NOT an example of a human-caused event that can disturb the delicate balance of an ecosystem?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Introduction of a non-native species into an ecosystem

c)

Forest fire started by a careless camper

d)

Volcanic eruption

6.

A species that enters an area from somewhere

else and disrupts the native ecosystem

a)

Deforestation

b)

Succession (Ecological

Succession)

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Invasive Species

7.

Interrelated changes among the biotic and abiotic

factors in an ecosystem over time

a)

Ecosystem Dynamics

b)

Succession

c)

Deforestation

d)

Commensalism

8.

When more than one individual or population in

an ecosystem relies on the same limited

resources Is Competition

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Mutualism Is The ability of an organism, population,

community, or ecosystem to persist in the face of

stressful or changing conditions

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Resilience is The ability of an organism, population,

community, or ecosystem to persist in the face of

stressful or changing conditions

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Competition is

a)

A relationship between organisms or species that

is helpful to both

b)

When more than one individual or population in

an ecosystem relies on the same limited

resources

12.

Parasitism Is

a)

A relationship between organisms of different species

where one organism benefits at the expense of the

other

b)

The interaction between two animals in which one

animal eats the other

13.

Predation is…

a)

The interaction between two animals in which one

animal eats the other

b)

A relationship between organisms or species that

is helpful to both

14.

When more than one individual or population in

an ecosystem relies on the same limited

resources thats called…

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Predation

15.

What is population?

a)

individual groups of

living things

b)

the living and

nonliving things in an area