Ecology Vocab

What is a biotic factor?

• A non-living component of the environment

• A living component of the environment

• A chemical element

• A type of ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

Which term describes a non-living component of the environment?

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Autotroph

• Biomass

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

What is an autotroph?

• An organism that consumes other organisms

• An organism that produces its own food

• A decomposer

• A parasite

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term refers to an organism that consumes other organisms for energy?

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Biomass

• Niche

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does biomass refer to?

• The total mass of living organisms in a given area

• The energy flow in an ecosystem

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a biogeochemical cycle?

• The flow of energy in an ecosystem

• The movement of chemical elements between living and non-living parts of the environment

• The succession of species in an ecosystem

• The interaction between predators and prey

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a climax community?

• The first stage of ecological succession

• A stable and mature community in an ecosystem

• A community with high biodiversity

• A community dominated by a single species

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the term niche refer to?

• The physical space an organism occupies

• The role and position an organism has in its environment

• The food an organism consumes

• The lifespan of an organism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is symbiosis?

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A close and long-term interaction between two different species

• A competition between species

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is mutualism?

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed