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chapter1 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is ecology | the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment |
| what are biotic factors | describes living factors in the environment |
| what are abiotic factors | describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature |
| what is a population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area |
| what is a community | all th populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other |
| what is an ecosystem | a community of organisms and their abiotic environment |
| what is the biosphere | the part of earth where life exists |
| what is a herbivore | an organism that eats only plants |
| what is a carnivore | an organism that eats animals |
| what is an omnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
| what is a food chain | the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms |
| food web | a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem |
| energy pyramid | a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystems food chain |
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