Quizlet #9

What are abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Living parts of an ecosystem

• Nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• A group of individuals of the same species

• An organism that makes its own food

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• Living parts of an ecosystem

• Moving into a population

• An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

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What is a population in ecological terms?

• All the organisms that live in a place

• A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• All the different populations that live together in an area

• An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

What is a community in an ecosystem?

• All the organisms that live in a place and their nonliving environment

• An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

• All the different populations that live together in an area

• The largest population that an environment can support

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What defines an ecosystem?

• An organism that makes its own food

• All the organisms that live in a place and their nonliving environment

• Moving out of a population

• Bacteria and fungi that break down dead organic matter

What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

• An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing

• The largest population that an environment can support

• An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

• How an organism makes its living

What is carrying capacity?

• The largest population that an environment can support at any given time

• An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live

• Moving into a population

• An organism that makes its own food

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What is a habitat?

• An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

• An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live and reproduce

• Bacteria and fungi that break down dead organic matter

• Moving out of a population

What is immigration in ecological terms?

• Moving into a population

• Moving out of a population

• An organism that makes its own food

• How an organism makes its living

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What is emigration in ecological terms?

• Moving into a population

• Moving out of a population

• An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

• The largest population that an environment can support

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