Ecology Vocab

Question 1

non-living things

Answer 1

Abiotic

Question 2

living things

Answer 2

Biotic

Question 3

individual within a species

Answer 3

Organism

Question 4

all members of the same species in an area

Answer 4

Population

Question 5

several populations living and interacting in one area

Answer 5

Community

Question 6

community and abiotic factors

Answer 6

Ecosystem

Question 7

many similar ecosystems within a large area

Answer 7

Biome

Question 8

all biome’s of the entire world

Answer 8

Biosphere

Question 9

process, plants take CO2, H2O and sunlight to make C6H12O6 (sugar) and O2

Answer 9

Photosynthesis

Question 10

process, non-plants take in oxygen and sugar to make carbon dioxide, water and give off heat

Answer 10

Cell Respiration

Question 11

the study of organisms and their interaction with their environment

Answer 11

Ecology

Question 12

disease, starvation or predation

Answer 12

Density Dependent Factor

Question 13

flood, drought (natural)

Answer 13

Density Independent Factor

Question 14

how a population is organized (random, clumped, uniform)

Answer 14

Population Distribution

Question 15

amount of organisms per km or sq mile

Answer 15

Population Density