Organisms and Their Relationships

What does Ecology study?

• Interactions among organisms and their environment

• Interactions among the non-living things in an environment

• Interactions among only organisms in an environment

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All the living things in an area

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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All the non-living things in an area

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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Air, water, soil, and temperature are examples of

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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All the rabbits that live in an area is an example of a _______________

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Zebras, lions, giraffes and elephants living in an African grassland are an example of _____________

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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All the species in an area AND the temperature, amount of water, and rocks make up a(n) ________________

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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All parts of Earth where living things can be found

• community

• ecosystem

• biome

• biosphere

A large group of ecosystems with the same climate and type of organisms

• community

• population

• biome

• biosphere

The area where an organism lives is called its ___________________

• niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

• community