Ecology

Question 1

global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships

Answer 1

biosphere

Question 2

study of living things

Answer 2

biology

Question 3

the study of interactions of living things with each other and their environment

Answer 3

ecology

Question 4

relating to or resulting from living things

Answer 4

biotic

Question 5

relating or resulting from nonliving things

Answer 5

abiotic

Question 6

the place where an organism lives

Answer 6

habitat

Question 7

group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Answer 7

species

Question 8

group of organisms of the same species that live together in the same place at the same time

Answer 8

population

Question 9

Name 2 factors that decrease the population size`

Answer 9

emigration and death

Question 10

Name 2 factors that increase the population size

Answer 10

immigration and birth

Question 11

all the organisms (many
populations) that live together in a particular
area.

Answer 11

community

Question 12

describes all the

biotic and abiotic factors in a given area.

Answer 12

ecosystem

Question 13

factors that limit the growth of a population and may even cause it to decrease.

Answer 13

limiting factors