Vocab 19-22

Question 1

the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment

Answer 1

ecology

Question 2

the way of life of a species

Answer 2

niche

Question 3

a feeding level in an ecosystem

Answer 3

trophic level

Question 4

very large terrestrial ecosystems that contain a number of smaller but related ecosystems within them

Answer 4

biome

Question 5

an interaction in which one species benefits and the other is not affected

Answer 5

commensalism

Question 6

the physical area in which an organism lives

Answer 6

habitat

Question 7

moving from the abiotic portion of the environment, such as the atmosphere, into living things, and back again

Answer 7

biogeochemical cycle

Question 8

the relationship between different species living in close association with one another

Answer 8

symbiosis

Question 9

the predictable, sequential replacement of populations in an ecosystem

Answer 9

succession

Question 10

the number of individuals the environment can support over a long period of time

Answer 10

carrying capacity