ELL Bio Ecology 11-1 through 11-4 review

Match the following terms to definitions:

• the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

• ecosystem

• a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

• succession

• a community of living organisms interacting with their environment

• food chain

• one community replaces another

• habitat

• a tundra, for example

• biome

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Reorder the following

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What is the top level of the energy pyramid called?

a

b

c

d

e

top predator

Tertiary Consumers

heterotroph

Top Carnivores

Apex Predators

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What does the concept of carrying capacity refer to in an ecosystem?

• The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support sustainably

• The total amount of sunlight available in an ecosystem

• The diversity of species within an ecosystem

• The rate of resource consumption in an ecosystem

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor that influences carrying capacity?

• Sunlight

• Predation

• Competition

• Parasitism

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What happens when resources become scarce in an ecosystem?

• Organisms compete for resources

• Carrying capacity increases

• All organisms migrate to new areas

• Ecosystem diversity decreases

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How do some species adapt to limited resources in an ecosystem?

• By specializing in certain niches

• By increasing their population size

• By consuming more resources

• By reducing their metabolic rate

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What is one way population dynamics are influenced in an ecosystem?

• Availability of resources

• Amount of sunlight

• Number of predators

• Type of soil

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

• biotic
• biology
• abiotic
• biography

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The place where an organism lives is its __________.

• habitat
• ecosystem
• organism
• population