01 Ecology Vocabulary Practice - Biology

What is the scientific study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment called?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Zoology

• Botany

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Which term refers to any living part of an environment?

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is a nonliving physical or chemical condition in an environment called?

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Population

• Community

What do you call a group of individuals of the same species living in the same habitat at the same time?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What term describes all of the organisms of different species living in an area?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a community of living (biotic) things plus the nonliving features (abiotic) of the environment that support them called?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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The natural environment or place where a particular organism lives, providing it with the necessary conditions to survive, including food, water, shelter, and space to reproduce

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Community

What is competition between species that depend on the same limited resource called?

• Intraspecific competition

• Interspecific competition

• Competitive exclusion

• Niche competition

What is it called when one species succeeds over another when the growth of both species is limited by the same resource?

• Interspecific competition

• Intraspecific competition

• Competitive exclusion

• Niche differentiation

What term describes the unique living arrangement of an organism defined by all of the conditions in which it lives including its habitat?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Community