Question | Answer |
an organism's habitat must provide? | food, water, shelter, air |
the place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called? | habitat |
to carry out photosynthesis, algae and plants use what abiotic factors? | air, sun, water, soil |
what are biotic factors that can be found in a prairie ecosystem? | plants, animals |
the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called? | abiotic factors |
all the different populations that live together in an area make up a? | community |
the smallest unit of ecological organization is a? | organism |
a population of honeybees that belong to the same hive is an example of a? | society |
give an example of a population? | all the goldfish in a pond |
the study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called? | ecology |
the major way in which new organism are added to a population is through? | birth rate/immigration |
what factors would cause a population to decrease in size? | death rate/emigration |
what prevents a population from increasing? | limiting factors |
the largest population that an environment can support is called? | carrying capacity |
organisms live in different habitats because they have? | different needs |
all of the members of a community belong to the same? | ecosystem |
a food chain shows what? | energy flowing |