Ecology Vocabulary

The place an organism lives (a)  

• Habitat

• Niche

• community

• ecosystem

Biome that focuses on water. (a)  

• Terrestrial

• River

• Aquatic

• Tundra

Define competition

• the ability to make things move or change

• a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

• a population that eats organisms from another population

• when two or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food source

Define population

• a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

• the process of creating offspring

• a population that is eaten by organisms from another population

• when two or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food source

What is the study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment?

• Ecology

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

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What is the term for all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment?

• community

• habitat

• biosphere

• ecosystem

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What are living things within an ecosystem called?

• organisms

• beings

• creatures

• entities

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What is a place where an organism lives that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival?

• environment

• dwelling

• residence

• habitat

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What is a chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next?

• Energy ladder

• Food chain

• Nutrient web

• Food ladder

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What is any close relationship between species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism?

• Symbiosis

• Synergy

• Interference

• Cooperation

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