Ecology

Question 1

Describes living factors in the environment

Answer 1

Biotic

Question 2

Describe the nonliving part of the environment, including rocks, water, light and temperature

Answer 2

Abiotic

Question 3

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

Answer 3

Population

Question 4

All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

Answer 4

Community

Question 5

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment

Answer 5

Ecosystem

Question 6

The part of the earth where life exists

Answer 6

Biosphere

Question 7

An organism that only eats plants

Answer 7

Herivore

Question 8

An organism that eats animals

Answer 8

Carnivore

Question 9

An organism that eats both plants and animals

Answer 9

Omnivore

Question 10

The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of of the feeding pattern of a series of organisms

Answer 10

Food Chain

Question 11

A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

Answer 11

Food Web

Question 12

A trangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem’s food chain

Answer 12

Energy Pyramid

Question 13

The largest population that an environment can support at an given time

Answer 13

Carrying Capacity

Question 14

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

Answer 14

Prey

Question 15

An organism that eats all or part of another organism

Answer 15

Predator

Question 16

A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

Answer 16

Mutualism

Question 17

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Answer 17

Commensalism

Question 18

A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed

Answer 18

Parasitism

Question 19

An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings

Answer 19

Producers

Question 20

An organism the gets energy by breaking down the remains dead organisms or animal waste and consuming or absorbing the nutrients

Answer 20

Decomposers

Question 21

An area that has little to no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates

Answer 21

Desert

Question 22

A treeless plain found in the Arctic, in the Antarctic, or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures and short, cool summers

Answer 22

Tundra

Question 23

a biome that is always changing, Winters are cold and summers are warm

Answer 23

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 24

Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)

Answer 24

Tropical rainforest

Question 25

Vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in areas that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.

Answer 25

Coniferous forest

Question 26

A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

Answer 26

Savanna

Question 27

Temperate grasslands are areas of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees.

Answer 27

Temperate grassland