ecology

Question 1

biotic

Answer 1

describes living factors in the environment

Question 2

Abiotic

Answer 2

describes the nonliving part of the environment including water rocks light and temperature

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

Question 4

community

Answer 4

all population of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

Question 6

biosphere

Answer 6

the part of earth where life exists

Question 7

Herbivore

Answer 7

an organism that eats only plants

Question 8

Carnivore

Answer 8

an organism that eats animals

Question 9

omnivore

Answer 9

an organism that eats both plants and animals

Question 10

Food chain

Answer 10

the pathway of energey transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms

Question 11

food web

Answer 11

a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

Question 12

Energy pyramid

Answer 12

a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss of energy which results as energy passes through the ecosystems food chain

Question 13

Carrying capacity

Answer 13

the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

Question 14

prey

Answer 14

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

Question 15

predator

Answer 15

an organism that eats all or part of another organism

Question 16

Mutualism

Answer 16

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

Question 17

Commensalism

Answer 17

a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Question 18

Parasitism

Answer 18

is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm,

Question 19

Producers

Answer 19

plants use the energy in sunlight to make food.

Question 20

Decomposers

Answer 20

a remain of any dead animal

Question 21

Desert

Answer 21

a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life

Question 22

Tundra

Answer 22

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

Question 23

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer 23

a biome that is always changing.

Question 24

Tropical rainforest

Answer 24

mainly located between the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)

Question 25

Coniferous forest

Answer 25

vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in areas that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.

Question 26

Savanna

Answer 26

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

Question 27

Temperate grassland

Answer 27

areas of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees.