QUIZ: Definition of Ecology, Ecological Units, Habitat, Niche, Competition, and Symbiosis

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ecology defined means..

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the study of home or dwelling place

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a population is defined as

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being made up of members from the same species, plants, animals etc. living in a given location

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(population) in order to be classified in the same species, organisms must

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be able to produce fertile offspring

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a community is made up of

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two or more populations living in a given area. (it can be as large or as small as you wish to study)

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an ecosystem is

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all the biotic and abiotic factors in a given area

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biotic factors are

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the living things

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abiotic factors are

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the nonliving things such as…

• light
  -air
  -water

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an ecosystem/abiotic and biotic factors are the most..

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common unit studies by ecologists

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biosphere is also known as

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the global ecosystem

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a habitat is

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the area an organism lives in

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biosphere

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that are of the planet in which life can be found (air,water,on land,below the surface)

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niche definition

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the role or position an organism has in a ecosystem

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we also have competition called

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“the struggle for existence”

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competition is

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organisms competing for food, habitat, and mates

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the more similar niche and habitat requirements…

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the stronger the competition is

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interspecies competition

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competition between two different species

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intraspecies competiton

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competition between members of the same species

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strongest type of competition as the organisms have exactly the same niche and habitat requirements

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intraspecies

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symbiosis

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a living arrangement between two different species

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mutualism

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in this type of symbiotic relationship, both organisms benefit

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mutualism can be represented as

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” +,+ “

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commensalism

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in this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

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commensalism can be represented as

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” +, 0”

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parastitism

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in this type of relationship one organism benefits at the expense of the other (harmed)

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parastitism can be represented as

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”+,-“

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an organism that benefits from parastitism is called the

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parasite

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an organism that is harmed from parastitism is called the

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host