Types of Ecosystems

What term refers to ecosystems that are mostly on land?

• Aquatic

• Terrestrial

• Marine

• Desert

What type of ecosystem is found in areas with a lot of water, such as rivers and lakes?

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Desert

• Forest

What term describes nonliving things or things that have never lived?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Organic

• Inorganic

What is the term for a group of the same species living in the same area?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What do we call all the populations living in a specific area?

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

What do we call living things or things that have once lived?

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Inorganic

• Synthetic

What do we call the interactions between different species in an ecosystem?

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Predation

• Parasitism

What type of ecosystem is characterized by fertile soil and tall grasses?

• Desert

• Forest

• Grassland

• Wetland

What do we call the gradual process of change and replacement in a community?

• Ecological Succession

• Environmental Change

• Community Stabilization

• Biodiversity Shift