Chapter 34

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

The scientific study of the interactions of organisms with their environment.

Question 2

biotic factors

Answer 2

The living component of the environment; includes all of the organisms in the area.

Question 3

abiotic factors

Answer 3

The environment’s nonliving component, the physical and chemical factors such as temperature, forms of energy available, water, and nutrients

Question 4

habitat

Answer 4

The specific environment the organism lives in, includes the biotic and abiotic factors present in its surroundings

Question 5

population

Answer 5

A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area

Question 6

community

Answer 6

An assemblage of all the populations of organisms living close enough together for potential interaction- all of the biotic factors in the environment.

Question 7

ecosystem

Answer 7

Both the biotic and abiotic components of the environment

Question 8

landscapes

Answer 8

Arrays of ecosystems

Question 9

biosphere

Answer 9

All of Earth that is inhabited by life