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BIOLOGY ECOLOGY QUIZ

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TermDefinition
ecology study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
biotic factor all organisms in an environment
abiotic factor all non-living components of an ecosystem light water nutrients
ecosystem all organisms of a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact
environment an organism's surroundings
species a particular kind of organism
populations a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area
community consists of all the organisms that inhabit a particular area
diversity a variety of species in a given ecosytem
habitat a place where you find living things
niche the role of a species within an ecosystem
niche examples producer consumer carnivore herbivore omnivore predator prey
producer a living thing that makes its own energy by photosynthesis
consumer an organism that feeds on other living things for energy
carnivore an organism that eats other animals as food
herbivore an organism that consumes plants for energy
omnivore an organism that consumes both plants and animals for energy
decomposer an organism that breaks down dead and decaying matter for energy can return some nutrients to ecosystem through this process
scavenger an organism that feeds on dead or decaying animals that were killed by other animals
predator an organism that hunts other organisms
prey an organism that is being hunted
carrying capacity maximum populations of a particular species that a given habitat can support over a given period of time
limiting factor single factor that limits the growth abundance or distribution of the populations of a species in an ecosystem
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