Vocab list 1

Question 1

study of the interactions of living organisms and their environment

Answer 1

ecology

Question 2

living

Answer 2

biotic

Question 3

not living

Answer 3

abiotic

Question 4

same species in same environment

Answer 4

population

Question 5

all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact

Answer 5

community

Question 6

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

Answer 6

ecosystem

Question 7

part of Earth where life exists

Answer 7

biosphere

Question 8

organism that only eats plant

Answer 8

herbivore

Question 9

organism that only eats animals

Answer 9

carnivore

Question 10

organism that eats both plants and animals

Answer 10

omnivore

Question 11

obtains food from feeding on other organisms

Answer 11

consumer

Question 12

creates own food

Answer 12

producer

Question 13

decomposes organic material

Answer 13

decomposer

Question 14

the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

Answer 14

carrying capacity

Question 15

variable that you change for the sake of the experiment

Answer 15

independent variable

Question 16

variable you measure

Answer 16

dependent variable

Question 17

organism that is hunted by another organism

Answer 17

prey

Question 18

organism that hunts other organism

Answer 18

predator

Question 19

a relationship where two organisms live in close association with each other

Answer 19

symbiosis

Question 20

a relationship where both organisms benefit

Answer 20

mutualism

Question 21

a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Answer 21

commensalism

Question 22

one organism benefits and the other is harmed

Answer 22

parasitism

Question 23

amount of salt in water

Answer 23

salinity

Question 24

organic debris

Answer 24

detritus

Question 25

constrains a population from growing

Answer 25

limiting factor