Ecology

Front

What are the nonliving aspects of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

Front

What do we call an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy?

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Consumer

Front

What type of symbiosis involves one organism benefiting at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

What do we call an organism that primarily eats meat?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What is an animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

Front

What are living components of an ecosystem called?

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What term describes the role of an organism in its environment, including its habitat and interactions?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

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Population

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity