Ecology Quiz

This term describes a LIVING part of an environment.

• Biotic factor
• Sunlight
• Abiotic Factor
• Niche

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Select ALL the examples of biotic factors

• Plants

• Soil

• Light

• Animals

• Temperature

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Match the following

• nonliving factors (soil, pollution, natural disasters, climate)

• Biotics Factor

• Living factors (plants and animals)

• Habitat

• is a place where a particular population lives (anthills, squirrel nests, beaver dams, etc)

• Abiotic Factor

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Match the following

• a group of the same species living in the same area

• BIOME

• a large region characterized by a specific climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

• COMMUNITY

• all the parts of the Earth where life exists, including the land, water, and atmosphere

• BIOSPHERE

• all the living and non-living things interacting in a specific area

• POPULATION

• all the different species living together in the same area

• ECOSYSTEM

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Match the following

• a relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

• PREDATION

• a relationship where organisms of the same or different species struggle to obtain the same resources in a shared environment.

• SYMBIOSIS

• a relationship where one organism (the predator) eats another organism (the prey).

• PARASITISM

• a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

• COMPETITION

• a close relationship between two different species where at least one benefits and neither is harmed.

• MUTUALISM

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Match the following

• individuals entering - population grows

• emigration

• if more individuals are born than die - the population grows

• birthrate

• individuals leaving - populations shrink

• immigration

• if more individuals die than are born - the population shrinks

• death rate

Which of these are density dependent factors?

• Weather conditions
• Geographic barriers
• Human activities
• Competition for resources, predation, disease

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Which of these are density INdependent factors?

• Natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and fires
• Predation
• Availability of food
• Competition for resources

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What does "carrying capacity" mean?

• MINimum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely

• MAXimum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely

• The number of individuals in a population that can reproduce
• The total number of species in an ecosystem

Match the following

• Gradual increase in number of individuals

• Exponential growth

• Steady increase followed by stabilization

• Logistical growth

• Rapid and continuous increase

• Carrying Capacity

• Maximum population size an environment can support

• Population Growth