Populations

Question 1

Niche

Answer 1

The role that a species plays
Only one species can occupy any one niche.

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

Groups of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time.

Question 3

Community

Answer 3

An interacting group of various species in a common location.

Question 4

Ecology

Answer 4

The study of organisms and their interaction with the environment

Question 5

Ecological techniques to measure the abundance of sessile organisms

Answer 5

Density - individual plants are counted in a given area
Percentage cover
Frequency - the number of each quadrants each species occurs in

Question 6

Ecosystem

Answer 6

a relatively self-contained community of interacting organisms and the environment they live in, and interact with

Question 7

Species

Answer 7

Organisms with similar characteristics that reproduce to make fertile offspring.

Question 8

Habitat

Answer 8

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant or organism