Ecology and the Environment Chapter 1 Flash Cards

1. An organism gets food, water, shelter, and other things it needs to live, grow and reproduce from its ______________.

• Population
• Environment
• Abiotic Factors
• Species

3. Which is the correct definition of a Population?

• One specific living thing
• All the members of one species living in a particular area
• All the different groups of organisms that live together in an area
• All living and non living things that live in a particular area

9. Which IS NOT an example of an adaptation that HELPS a prey avoid getting caught?

• Having really sharp claws
• Having a hard shell or another protective covering
• Having brightly colored poisonous skin
• Having skin the same color of the plants you live on

8. Why might a bird only eat the top branches of a tree instead of eating all parts of the tree?

• Niche
• Abiotic factors
• Competition
• Mutualism

10. What type of interaction do both species benefit?

• Predation
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

4. Which is the correct definition of an Ecosystem?

• One specific living thing
• All the members of one species living in a particular area
• All the different groups of organisms that live together in an area
• All living and non living things that live in a particular area

5. Fill in the blank The size of a population INCREASES if the number of organisms added to the population is __________ number of individuals leaving.

• Higher (greater) than
• equal to
• Less than

6. Weather conditions, space, food, and water are examples of what?

• Carrying capacity
• Population Density
• Emigration
• Limiting Factor

11. You are watching fireworks in the summer and a mosquito keeps biting you, this is an example of what interaction?

• Predation
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism