Ecology Assessment P8

Front

What is an example of a living organism interacting with an abiotic factor?

Back

Plants absorb water from the ground.

Front

What is the study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment?

Back

Ecology.

Front

What is a non-living factor that affects an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factor.

Front

What does a community contain?

Back

Multiple species.

Front

What do we call all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other?

Back

Ecosystem.

Front

What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

Back

Niche.

Front

What are the two main components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic and abiotic factors.

Front

What is a biotic factor?

Back

A living component of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

Front

What is an abiotic factor?

Back

A non-living component of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, and temperature.

Front

What is the difference between a population and a community?

Back

A population consists of individuals of the same species, while a community includes multiple species.