Ecology Vocab Quiz Chapter 2

A nonliving part of an ecosystem is called:

• Biotic Factor

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Abiotic Factor

The living part of an ecosystem is called:

• Biotic Factor

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Abiotic Factor

An organism which makes its own food from inorganic substances is called:

• Biotic Factor

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Abiotic Factor

An organism that gets its nutrients from eating another organism is called:

• Biotic Factor

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Abiotic Factor

All the different populations in an area is called:

• Biome

• Biological Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

A geographical region characterized by specific plants and animals is called:

• Biome

• Biological Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

A biological community and all the living and nonliving factors that it includes is called:

• Biome

• Biological Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

A local group of organisms of the same species that interbreed is called:

• Biome

• Biological Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment is called

• Symbiosis

• Host

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecology

A close relationship between two different organisms from which both benefit is called:

• Symbiosis

• Host

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecology