Reviw Biology Exam October 3

Question 0

is a group of different species that live together
in one area,

Answer 0

Community

Question 1

is the study of the interactions among living things,

Answer 1

Ecology

Question 2

includes all of the organisms as well as the
climate, soil, water, rocks, and other nonliving things in a given area.

Answer 2

Ecosystem

Question 3

is a major regional or global community of organisms.

Answer 3

Biome

Question 4

factors are living things, such as plants, animals,

Answer 4

Biotic

Question 5

factors are nonliving things such as moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil.

Answer 5

Abiotic

Question 6

is the assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem

Answer 6

Biodiversity

Question 7

is a species that has an unusu-
ally large effect on its ecosystem.

Answer 7

Keystone species

Question 8

are organisms that get their energy from nonliving resources, meaning they make their own food.

Answer 8

Producers

Question 9

Producers are also called

Answer 9

autotrophs

Question 10

are organisms that get their energy by eating other living or once-living resources, such as plants and animals.

Answer 10

Consumers

Question 11

Consumers are also call

Answer 11

heterotrophs

Question 12

is the process by which an organism forms carbohydrates using chemicals, rather than light, as an energy source.

Answer 12

Chemosynthesis