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 the populations 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 energy 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 does not

Question 18

Parasitism

Answer 18

A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed

Question 19

Producers

Answer 19

Producers are any type of green plant that gives nutrients to other species.

Question 20

Decomposers

Answer 20

An organism , especially a soil bacterium, that composes organic material

Question 21

Desert

Answer 21

A region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures

Question 22

Tundra

Answer 22

A treeless plain found in the Arctic, or the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures

Question 23

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Answer 23

This forest has lots of rain that happens and has many plants for animals to eat.

Question 24

Savanna

Answer 24

A grassland that often has scattered trees and that’s found in tropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and droughts happen.

Question 25

Temperate Grasslands

Answer 25

These grasslands have very few trees but many plants and flowers. The wild flowers prevent the growing of trees and shrubs.

Question 26

Tropical Rain forests

Answer 26

Tropical Rain Forests are in warmer climates and have a lot of trees, plants, and shrubs.

Question 27

Coniferous Forests

Answer 27

These forest have a large vary of different plants and trees. Mostly in warmer climbates.