ecology vocab test

Question 1

Scientific study of interactions among organisms in between organisms and their environment

Answer 1

ecology

Question 2

part of earth in which life exists, including land, water, and air or atmosphere

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biosphere

Question 3

groups of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

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species

Question 4

groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

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population

Question 5

assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

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community

Question 6

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

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ecosystem

Question 7

any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact

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biotic factor

Question 8

physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

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abiotic factor

Question 9

average yearly conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area

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climate

Question 10

daily conditions of the atmosphere, precipitation, and other factors

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weather

Question 11

process in which certain gases trap sunlight energy in earths atmosphere

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greenhouse effect

Question 12

Group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

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biome

Question 13

ecosystem in which water either covers a soil or is present at or near the surface at least part of the year

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wetland