Ecological Terms

Question 1

Abiotic
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Answer 1

Non-living parts of an environment

Question 2

Biotic
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Answer 2

Living or once living parts of an environment

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

Group of individuals of the same species living in the same geographical area at the same time

Question 4

Species
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Answer 4

Group of similar organisms that can exchange genes to produce offspring

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

Geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as weather and landscapes work together to form a bubble of life

Question 6

Community

Answer 6

An interacting group of various species in a common location.

Question 7

Habitat
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Answer 7

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

Question 8

Organism niches

Answer 8

1. The organism obtains energy from the ecosystem
2. The organism contributes energy to the ecosystem

Question 9

Energy flow

Answer 9

The movement of energy from an ecosystem to an organism, and from one organism to another

Question 10

Producer, consumer, decomposer
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Answer 10

1. Can create own energy
2. Consumes energy from other organisms
3. Breaks down organic matter

Question 11

Food chain and food web

Answer 11

1. Model that shows the flow of energy from plant to animal to animal…
2. Model of the relationship within an ecosystem. It can include several food chains

Question 12

Trophic levels

Answer 12

The steps in a food chain that shows feeding and niche relationships

Question 13

Keystone species
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Answer 13

Species that can greatly affect the population numbers and health of many different food chains.