Vocab Quiz Chapter 18

Question 1

the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

Answer 1

Habitat

Question 2

the unique position occupied by a species, both in terms of its physical use of its habitat and its function within an ecological community

Answer 2

Niche

Question 3

the dependence of every living organisms on its connections with other living and nonliving part of its environment

Answer 3

Interdependance

Question 4

a state in which seeds, spores, bulbs, and other reproductive organs stop growth and development and reduce their metabolism, especially respiration

Answer 4

Dormancy

Question 5

able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources

Answer 5

Generalists

Question 6

species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet

Answer 6

Specialists

Question 7

any organic material that has been produced in an ecosystem

Answer 7

Biomass

Question 8

an organisms relative position in a sequence of energy transfers in a food chain or food pyramid, examples include producers and primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers

Answer 8

Trophic level

Question 9

the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms

Answer 9

Food chain

Question 10

a diagram thats shows the feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem

Answer 10

Food web

Question 11

The continuous process by whichwateris circulated throughout the earth and the atmosphere through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and the transpiration of plants and animals.

Answer 11

Water cycle

Question 12

is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves

Answer 12

Transpiration

Question 13

circulation ofcarbonbetween living organisms and their surroundings

Answer 13

Carbon Cycle

Question 14

is the process by whichnitrogenis converted between its various chemical forms

Answer 14

Nitrogen Cycle

Question 15

The broadest, most inclusive level of organization is what, the volume of earth and its atmosphere that supports life

Answer 15

Biosphere

Question 16

This includes all of the organisms in the nonliving environment found in a particular place

Answer 16

Ecosystem

Question 17

is all the interacting organisms living in an area or ecosystem

Answer 17

Community

Question 18

All of the single species in a specific area

Answer 18

Population

Question 19

One particular living thing

Answer 19

Organism

Question 20

Living things that shape and ecosystem or affects another organism including animals I consume the organism

Answer 20

Biotic factor

Question 21

Nonliving chemical and physical parts of the environment affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems

Answer 21

Abiotic factors