Ecology Ch 6 Review

Ecology is the study of ______.

• organisms
• how living things interact with each other
• nature and it's different parts
• Inheritance throughout generations

Where do organisms get their basic needs? (select two)

• energy
• movement
• matter
• shelter

Which of these is an abiotic factor?

• sunlight
• plants
• fungi
• a log

Which of these is a biotic factor?

• soil
• temperature
• water
• a species

A _______ refers to the role of a species in its ecosystem.

• job
• niche
• competition factor
• eco-role

What is the physical environment in which a species live and adapts?

What states that 2 different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long?

• character displacement principle
• habitat control principle
• niche equilibrium rule
• competition exclusion principle

What are producers?

Which is NOT a type of producer?

• Thermoautotroph
• Chemoautotroph
• Photoautotroph

Which is not a type of consumer?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• detritivore
• omnivore