Ecology Vocabulary

Which of these will only contain one kind of organism?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Biome

An organism that makes food from chemical reactions involving sulfur is a

• detrivore

• chemoautotroph

• photoautotroph

• chemivore

The number of organisms that an area can maintain is the

• population density

• carrying capacity

• limiting population

• population capacity

An organism that eats dead or decaying organisms is a

• carnivore

• herbivore

• detrivore

• omnivore

Nonliving things in an ecosystem are called

• limiting factors

• biotic factors

• metabolic factors

• abiotic factors

The process of getting ATP out of carbohydrates is called

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• metabolism

Which of these mean the same thing? Click all that apply.

• Population density & carrying capacity

• Autotroph & producer

• Biotic & organism

• Decomposer & detrivore

Which kingdom of organisms can be autotrophic? Click all that apply.

• Monera

• Animal

• Fungus

• Plant

An organism that is moved by humans is a

• invader

• migrator

• non-native species

• predator

When detrivores eat, what do they make?

• Glucose

• Prey

• Compost

• ATP