Ecology

Question 1

Biotic

Answer 1

relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.

Question 2

Abiotic

Answer 2

physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 6

Biosphere

Answer 6

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

Question 7

Herbivore

Answer 7

an animal that feeds on plants.

Question 8

Carnivore

Answer 8

an animal that feeds on flesh.

Question 9

Omnivore

Answer 9

an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

Question 10

Food chain

Answer 10

a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

Question 11

Food web

Answer 11

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Question 12

Energy pyramid

Answer 12

is a graphical model of energy flow in a community.

Question 13

Carrying capacity

Answer 13

the number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by a vehicle or container.

Question 14

Prey

Answer 14

an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Question 15

Mutualism

Answer 15

the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.

Question 16

Commensalism

Answer 16

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

Question 17

Predator

Answer 17

an animal that naturally preys on others.

Question 18

Parasitism

Answer 18

the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

Question 19

Producers

Answer 19

a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.

Question 20

Decomposers

Answer 20

an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

Question 21

Desert

Answer 21

abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Question 22

Tundra

Answer 22

is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.

Question 23

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer 23

a type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves.

Question 24

Tropical rainforest

Answer 24

are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season

Question 25

Coniferous forest

Answer 25

is a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.

Question 26

Savanna

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Temperate grassland

Answer 27

are terrestrial biomes whose predominant vegetation consists of grass and/or shrubs.