Science Chp.1

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and there environment

Question 2

biotic

Answer 2

described living factors in the environment, including water, rocks light and temperature

Question 3

aibotic

Answer 3

describes the nonliving part of the environment

Question 4

population

Answer 4

is a summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area

Question 5

community

Answer 5

all the populations of organisms that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

Question 6

ecosystem

Answer 6

a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment

Question 7

biosphere

Answer 7

a community of organisms and there antibiotic environment

Question 8

herbiovere

Answer 8

an organism that only eats plants

Question 9

carnivore

Answer 9

an organism that eats animals

Question 10

ominovare

Answer 10

an organism that eats plants and animals

Question 11

food chain

Answer 11

a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

Question 12

food web

Answer 12

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Question 13

energy pyramid

Answer 13

An energy pyramid is a graphical model of energy flow in a community

Question 14

carrying capacity

Answer 14

biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment

Question 15

prey

Answer 15

an organism that is killed by another organism

Question 16

predator

Answer 16

an organism that eats another organism

Question 17

symbiosis

Answer 17

interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both

Question 18

mutualism

Answer 18

he doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being

Question 19

commensailism

Answer 19

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm

Question 20

parasitism

Answer 20

a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, often benefits from the relationship

Question 21

co evolution

Answer 21

the evolution of 2 species that is due to mutual influence