CFA Biology Review (Graded) Quarter 1

What is ecology?

• The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment

• The study of non-living parts of the environment

• The study of living organisms

• The study of climate and weather patterns

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What are biotic factors?

• Living factors in the environment

• Non-living factors in the environment

• Factors related to climate and weather

• Factors related to the biosphere

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What are abiotic factors?

• Non-living factors in the environment

• Living factors in the environment

• Factors related to climate and weather

• Factors related to the biosphere

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What is the largest level of organization?

• Biosphere

• Organism

• Population

• Community

What is a population?

• Organisms of the same species

• Different communities in an ecosystem

• Different ecosystems in a biome

• The entire planet

What is a community?

• A group of interacting populations that share the same area

• Organisms of the same species

• The entire planet

• Non-living parts of the environment

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What is an ecosystem?

• A community and abiotic factors

• Organisms of the same species

• Different communities in a biome

• The entire planet

What is a biome?

• Ecosystems with the same climate

• Organisms of the same species

• Different communities in an ecosystem

• The entire planet

What is a habitat?

• Where an organism lives

• The role an organism has in its environment

• Competition for resources

• Predation between species

What is a niche?

• The role an organism has in its environment

• Where an organism lives

• Competition for resources

• Predation between species