Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The study of how living things interact with their environment and each other.

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat.

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

The place where an organism lives

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

All the different populations that live in a habitat

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

All the communities interacting with each other and their environment

Question 6

Biome

Answer 6

An ecosystem that extends over a very large area.

Question 7

Biosphere

Answer 7

All of Earth’s ecosystems together

Question 8

2 types of Factors that affect plants and animals living in a habitat

Answer 8

Abiotic: Non living - e.g: weather, soil, type of landscape
Biotic: Living - the types of organism living there and how they affect each other

Question 9

Competition

Answer 9

The struggle between organisms for things that are in short supply such as food, space, oxygen, water, light and mates

Question 10

Predation

Answer 10

Controls the number of organisms in a habitat. A predator hunts and kills other animals for food.The humted is called prey.

Question 11

Symbiosis

Answer 11

A relationship between organisms of different species where at least one benefits

Question 12

Interdependence

Answer 12

When two organisms depend on each other for an important aspect of their survival