ecology

Question 1

biotic

Answer 1

describes living factors in the enviroment

Question 2

abiotic

Answer 2

describes nonliving part of the environment

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 eachother

Question 5

ecosystem

Answer 5

the biological community of interacting organisms and their environment

Question 6

biosphere

Answer 6

the part of the earth where life exists

Question 7

herbivore

Answer 7

eats plants

Question 8

carnivore

Answer 8

eats meat

Question 9

omnivore

Answer 9

eats plants and meat

Question 10

food chain

Answer 10

shows how each living thing gets food

Question 11

food web

Answer 11

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Question 12

energy pyramid

Answer 12

a graphical model of energy flow in a community

Question 13

carrying capacity

Answer 13

the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.

Question 14

prey

Answer 14

hunt and kill of food