Biology Midterm: chp 34

Question 1

Biotic Factors

Answer 1

Living organisms in the environment

Question 2

Abiotic Factors

Answer 2

Nonliving physical and chemical conditions
-sunlight, availability of water, temperature, soil type, wind, and number and type of disturbances, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

made up of all of the organisms living in a particular area

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

made up of the abiotic factors and the biotic factors in an area

Question 6

Biosphere

Answer 6

includes all of Earths ecosystems

Question 7

the biosphere is…

Answer 7

“patchy”- a particular area may contain an uneven distribution of different ecosystems

Question 8

habitats

Answer 8

(made by the patchiness of the biosphere) they are specific environments in which organisms live

Question 9

Five levels of ecological study

Answer 9

• Individual Organisms
• Population
• Communities
• Ecosystems
• Biosphere