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Ecology Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Ecology | study of living and nonliving things and their interactions |
Abiotic Features | Nonliving |
Biotic Features | Living |
Organism | One living thing |
Habitat | A place where an organism lives |
Population | A group of the same species that live in an area |
Community | All the living things(many populations) that live in a specific area |
Ecosystem | All biotic and abiotic features found in an area |
Interdependence | When living things depend on each other and nonliving things to survive |
Biosphere | The part of the Earth that supports life |
What are the three parts of the biosphere? | ocean, land, atmosphere |
All bullfrogs in a pond are examples of which level of environment? | Population |
All cattails, alligators, and bullfrogs in a pond are examples of which level of environment? | Community |
All bullfrogs, lily pads, sparrows, water, air, and dirt are examples of what level of environment? | Ecosystem |
Which is NOT abiotic? bullfrog, air, water | bullfrog |
What is an example of an organism? a rock, a dead log, Earth, or tree | tree |
Scientists who study ecosystems are studying: biology, ecology, geology, psychology | ecology |