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Ecology Unit Quiz
8 characteristics of life, Biotic/Abiotic, Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What is Ecology? | The study of living things in their environment. |
What is an Ecosystem? | All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area. |
What is a Habitat? | The place where an organism lives that provides the things it needs. |
Define Biotic | A living part of an ecosystem exa.) A bird |
Define Abiotic | A nonliving part of an ecosystem exa.) Soil |
What are the five Abiotic characteristics in an environment? | Soil, Temperature, Oxygen, Water, Sunlight |
What is a Species? | A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce to produce fertile of spring. |
What is a Population? | All the members of one specie in a particular area. |
What is a Community? | All the different populations that live together in an area. |
What is a Biome? | A group of ecosystems with similar climate and organisms. |
What is Biodiversity? | Variety of life. |
What are the 8 characteristics of life? | Made of cells, Moves, Respire (Breaths; exchanges gas), Stimuli (Response to the Environment), Grows, Reproduces, Eliminates Waste, Needs food/water (nutrients) |