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Quiz #2 Review
Question | Answer |
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What is the study of the INTERACTIONS between all living and non living things in an environment. | ecology |
What makes a stable ecosystem? | a balanced environment of producers, consumers, predators, prey, decomposers, and environmental features which support all life and biodiversity |
What do we call a group of one species that live in a particular area? | A population |
What is one population in our biome? | various (people, deer, rabbits, etc.) |
What do we call all the living populations in a particular area? | community |
What do we call the study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment? | ecology |
What do we call a group of individuals that belong to the same species which live in the same area? | population |
What is the name of different populations which live in a defined area? | community |
What three things do you need for a stable ecosystem? | 1) A constant supply of energy (the sun) 2) Living organisms that incorporate the energy into organic compounds (carbon and hydrogen) 3) A recycling of materials between organisms and their environment |
What is the name of the collection of all organisms that live in a particular place along with their nonliving physical environment? | ecosystem |
What are some biotic factors? | various. ex) birds, trees, mushroom, bacteria |
What are some abiotic factors? | various. ex)temperature, precipitation, soil type, amount of sunlight |
What do we call physical or non living factors which shape an ecosystem? | abiotic |
What do we call the biological influences and all the living things an organism interacts with? | biotic |
What do we call any organism that makes its own food? | autotroph |
What types of organsims rely on others for their food? | consumers (heterotrophs) |
What type of consumer eats just plants? | herbivore |
What type of consumer eats just meat? | carnivore |
What type of consumer eats both plants and animals? | ominvore |
What type of organism breaks down dead or decaying matter? | decomposers |
What type of organism consumes dead animals? | scavenger |
What do we call the role or job an organism plays in an ecosystem? | niche |
What is the name of the place where an organism lives? | habitat |