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Biology Quiz

Ecology Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Ecology study of relationships among organisms and their environments
Ecosystem level of organization that includes all community members and abiotic factors surrounding the community
Biome level of organization that includes multiple ecosystems with similar characteristics but different locations on the planet
Biosphere level of organization that includes all biotic and abiotic factors of the planet
Community level of organization that includes multiple populations of a different species that live together
Population level of organization that includes multiple individuals of the same species that live together
Organism level of organization that includes only one member of a species or population
Abiotic term used to describe non-living things
Biotic term used to describe all living things
Habitat an organism's physical environment that includes all of its abiotic and biotic resources
Consumer/Heterotroph an organism that takes in/consumes other organisms for energy
Producer/Autotroph an organism that makes its own food
Herbivore an organism that consumes plants
Omnivore an organism that consumes plants and animals
Carnivore an organism that consumes animals
Niche the role an organism plays in the environment it lives in
Decomposer an organism that breaks down dead and decaying organisms for energy
Predator organism that hunts or kills another for food
Prey organism that is killed or consumed as food
Predation relationship in which one organism kills or hunts for food
Competition relationship that exists between two or more organisms that are fighting for the same limited resource
Commensalism relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Mutualism relationship in which both organisms benefit
Parasitism relationship in which one organism benefits and other is harmed
Symbiosis any interaction involving a close, physical, long-term relationship between two species
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