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Unit 12 Ecosystem Re
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an organism's habitat must provide? | food, water, shelter, air |
| the place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called? | habitat |
| to carry out photosynthesis, algae and plants use what abiotic factors? | air, sun, water, soil |
| what are biotic factors that can be found in a prairie ecosystem? | plants, animals |
| the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called? | abiotic factors |
| all the different populations that live together in an area make up a? | community |
| the smallest unit of ecological organization is a? | organism |
| a population of honeybees that belong to the same hive is an example of a? | society |
| give an example of a population? | all the goldfish in a pond |
| the study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called? | ecology |
| the major way in which new organism are added to a population is through? | birth rate/immigration |
| what factors would cause a population to decrease in size? | death rate/emigration |
| what prevents a population from increasing? | limiting factors |
| the largest population that an environment can support is called? | carrying capacity |
| organisms live in different habitats because they have? | different needs |
| all of the members of a community belong to the same? | ecosystem |
| a food chain shows what? | energy flowing |