7.10 A, B, C Ecosystems and Environments

Question 1

A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment

Answer 1

Ecosystem

Question 2

One of the world’s major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptation of organisms to that particular environment.

Answer 2

Biome

Question 3

A place where an organism naturally lives and grows.

Answer 3

Habitat

Question 4

A very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock.

Answer 4

Microhabitat

Question 5

A group of organisms of the same species located within the same geographical location.

Answer 5

Population

Question 6

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area.

Answer 6

Biodiversity

Question 7

A change in types of species present in a community over time, such as after a disturbance.

Answer 7

Succession (Ecological Succession)

Question 8

A relatively stable state of succession, or the end of the product of succession.

Answer 8

Climax Community

Question 9

Capable of maintaining the current community at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.

Answer 9

Sustainable