Vocabulary

Question 0

Population-

Answer 0

All of the individuals of one species that live in the area at the same time

Question 1

Organism-

Answer 1

One individual from a population

Question 2

Community-

Answer 2

Different species that interact in some way

Question 3

Ecosystem-

Answer 3

All the community in an area and the abiotic factor interact with and make up an ecosystem

Question 4

Biome-

Answer 4

Larger region with plants and animals well adapted to the soil and climate of a region

Question 5

Biosphere-

Answer 5

Level of biological organization that is made up of all the ecosystems on earth

Question 6

Habitat-

Answer 6

A place where an organism lives

Question 7

Niche-

Answer 7

The role, or job of an organism

Question 8

Food chain-

Answer 8

A model, a simple way of showing how energy, in the form of food, passes from one organism to another

Question 9

Energy pyramid-

Answer 9

Compares the energy available at each level

Question 10

Limiting factor-

Answer 10

Any biotic or abiotic factor that limits the number of individuals in a population

Question 11

Carrying capacity-

Answer 11

How much an ecosystem can sustain