ECOLOGY REVIEW

The study of interactions among organisms and their environments is called ____.

• botany

• biology

• ecology

• conservationism

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An example of a(n) ______ factor is the temperature or the soil.

• abiotic

• biotic

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Several populations in an area at the same time make up a(n) _____.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• community

• group

A close and permanent relationship between 2 different species is called _____.

• living apart

• symbiosis

• niche

• habitat

A(n) _______ is an organism that can make it's own food.

• heterotroph

• decomposer

• both autotroph and producer

• consumer

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A _____ is an organism's role or position in its environment.

• niche

• habitat

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Where do plants get their carbon from in the carbon cycle?

• from photosynthesis

• from the atmosphere

• from the ground

• all of these

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In a _______ relationship, one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predator-prey

What kind of organism is always the base of an ecological pyramid?

• human

• decomposer

• an autotroph

• all of these

In an ecological pyramid, why does the amount of energy available decrease as you move to a higher trophic level?

• the organisms don't eat all of the available food at each level

• the organisms don't eat all of the available food at each level

• the organism only stores 10% of the energy eaten

• all of the above

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