Life on earth

Question 1

Define the “population” in biological terms???

Answer 1

A group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area

Question 2

Define the word “community” in biological terms???

Answer 2

All the different populations in a given area.

Question 3

Define the word “habitat” in biological terms???

Answer 3

The environment where a particular organism lives

Question 4

Define the word “ecosystem” in biological terms???

Answer 4

A community of organisms and their interactions with the environment.

Question 5

Define the word “biodiversity “ in biological terms???

Answer 5

The variety of life in an ecosystem

Question 6

What’s the purpose of a food chain???

Answer 6

A linear sequence showing who eats whom in an ecosystem.

Question 7

What’s the purpose of a food web???

Answer 7

A complex network of interconnected food chains

Question 8

What’s a producer???

Answer 8

An organism that can produce its own food (e.g., plants)

Question 9

What’s a consumer???

Answer 9

An organism that eats other organisms for energy (e.g., herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)

Question 10

What’s a decomposer???

Answer 10

An organism that breaks down dead matter (e.g., fungi, bacteria)

Question 11

What’s a niche???

Answer 11

The role or function of an organism within an ecosystem. It includes the resources it uses and its interactions with other organisms

Question 12

What’s a competition???

Answer 12

The struggle between organisms for resources like food, space, and mates. Competition can be intraspecific (within the same species) or interspecific (between different species).

Question 13

What’s abiotic factors???

Answer 13

Non-living factors that affect the distribution of organisms.

Question 14

What are some examples of abiotic factors???

Answer 14

Temperature, Light, Water, pH, Wind, Soil: These factors influence where organisms can thrive.