Science Packet May 15

A) Habitat

• Active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organism for some environmental resource in short supply

• The whole number of people or other organisms living in an area

• The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

• A habitat supplying the necessary resources to support the survival of an organism or species

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B) Competition

• Active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organism for some environmental resource in short supply

• The whole number of people or other organisms living in an area

• The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

• A habitat supplying the necessary resources to support the survival of an organism or species

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C) Niche

• Active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organism for some environmental resource in short supply

• The whole number of people or other organisms living in an area

• The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

• A habitat supplying the necessary resources to support the survival of an organism or species

D) Population

• Active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organism for some environmental resource in short supply

• The whole number of people or other organisms living in an area

• The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

• A habitat supplying the necessary resources to support the survival of an organism or species

1) Organisms in an ecosystem must _____ for resources, such as water, sunlight, and food.

• compete

• resources

• abiotic

• population

• habitat

2) Because of competition, _____ may be limited or depleted in an ecosystem

• compete

• resources

• abiotic

• population

• habitat

3) _____ factors include water, light, and soil quality.

• compete

• resources

• abiotic

• population

• habitat

4) _________ density can lead to ________ depletion.

• resource

• niche

• abiotic

• population

• habitat