Ecology Vocabulary Words Day 1

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a non-living part of an ecosystem. Ex: water, sunlight, climate.

• Abiotic factor

• Producer

• Consumer

• Biotic factor

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the part of the earth, including air, land, surface rocks, and water, within which life occurs.

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a living part of an ecosystem. Ex: plants, animals (birds), insects (worms).

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Mineral

• Climate

Fill in the blank: A ________ is an animal that eats only other animals.

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Detritivore

Fill in the blank: ________ is the largest population that an area can support.

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Limiting factor

• Ecological niche

Fill in the blank: ________ is the process of burning fuel, such as oil and coal.

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Fill in the blank: ________ is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

Fill in the blank: ________ are all the different populations that live together in an area.

• Community

• Organism

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

Fill in the blank: ________ is when organisms compete for the limited number of biotic and abiotic factors.

• Competition

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Photosynthesis

Fill in the blank: A ________ is an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms. Ex: herbivores, carnivores, scavengers, (we are consumers).

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph