Ecology Vocabulary

From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?

• The sun
• Other organisms

What is asparagus?

• autotroph

• heterotroph

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

What type of organism makes its own food?

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

• None

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

Which of the following are all abiotic?

• Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

• Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants

• Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip

• Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat

Water, soil, minerals, nitrogen and energy are all essential ______ components of an ecosystem.

• abiotic

• Materials

• Biotic

• Environmental

Which of the following are all biotic?

• Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

• Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants

• Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip

• Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat

What is a community?

• A habitat with abiotic factors

• A very small habitat

• All the abiotic factors in a specific area

• All the different populations that live together in an area

An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ______________.

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Water

• Decaying plants