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WorksheetsTopic 2 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Biotic
(CHOOSE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
living things in an ecosystem
nonliving things in an ecosystem
include temperature, humidity, soil, rocks, atmosphere
plants, animals, microorganisms, etc.
Abiotic
(choose 2 correct answers)
Living things
nonliving
soil, temperature, pH, rocks, etc.
animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc
pH is ......................................
a measure of how acidic/basic water is
living things in an ecosystem
nonliving things in an ecosystem
Primary Succession
the regrowth of an ecosystem after a major disturbance (lava flow, glacier retreat) where there is no soil.
the repair and regrowth of an ecosystem after a fire or flood
mature ecosystem, increased in biodiversity
Secondary Succession
the repair and regrowth of an ecosystem after a fire or flood
the first to colonize and ecosystem
mature ecosystem, increased in biodiversity
the regrowth of an ecosystem after a major disturbance (lava flow, glacier retreat) where there is no soil.
Pioneer species
the first to colonize and ecosystem
mature ecosystem, increased in biodiversity
organism that is not native to an area
organism that is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes
Climax community
mature ecosystem, increased in biodiversity
organism that is not native to an area
organism that is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes
Invasive species
organism that is not native to an area
organism that is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes
the first species to colonize and ecosystem
Native species
organism that is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes
organism that is not native to an area
the first to colonize and ecosystem
Photic:
layer of the ocean with light
layer of the ocean with no light
: the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tide
Aphotic
layer of the ocean with no light
layer of the ocean with light
the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
Benthos/benthic
organisms found in the bottom of the ocean
organisms that are found swimming free
organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean
Pelagic
organisms that are found swimming free
organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean
the shallow part of the ocean
Intertidal
the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
organisms found in the bottom of the ocean
the shallow part of the ocean
Abyssal
organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean
the shallow part of the ocean
the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
Neritic
the shallow part of the ocean
layer of the ocean with light
layer of the ocean with no light
organisms that are found swimming free
