Ecosystems: Unit 1

A group of the same type of species in an area is -

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Individual

Which of the following is NOT likely a limiting factor for population size?

• Food resources

• Water availability

• Habitat quality

• Dance moves

Which organism is a 3rd order (tertiary) consumer?

• Fox

• Grasshopper

• Bird

• Rabbit

Sloths, monkeys, and insects living together in the rainforest make up a(n) -

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

An ecosystems consists of -

• both biotic and abiotic factors in an area

• only biotic factors in an area

• only abiotic factors in an area

• neither biotic nor abiotic factors in an area

This diagram is showing which natural process?

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

An area that provides all the resources to support a population

• community

• niche

• habitat

• ecology

A forest where the deer, birds, and insects live is a(n) -

• habitat

• population

• biome

• individual

A type of symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits, the other is harmed (ex: flea on dog)

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

A single member of a population is called -

• a community

• a habitat

• an ecosystem

• an individual