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1. a ______ is a group species
of organisms that are
able to interbreed and
make viable, fertile
offspring
2. to be considered reproduce
a species, offspring
must have the capaci-
ty to ______
3. an organism's ______ is habitat
the type of place an or-
ganism lives in
4. habitats includes all physical; chemical
other organisms, as
well as the _____ and
_____ aspects of the en-
vironment
5. a _____ is a group of population
organisms of a specif-
ic species that live in a (ex. all of the koi fish living in a pond)
given location
6. what is the definition all of the populations living in a certain area where the different species
of an ecological com- interact
munity?
7. an ______ is an ecolog- ecosystem
ical community (biot-
ic), plus the abiotic fac-
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tors populations inter-
act with
8. ______ factors are the abiotic
nonliving elements in
an ecosystem
9. what are some exam- temperature, sunlight, water levels... anything nonliving
ples of abiotic factors?
10. ______ factors are the biotic
living elements in an
ecosystem
11. what are some exam- plants, animals, microorganisms... anything living
ples of biotic factors?
12. density dependent increases
ecological factors are
dependent on the
population density
and become more sig-
nificant as the popula-
tion density ______ (in-
creases/decreases)
13. diseases and resource dependent
competition are exam-
ples of density _____
factors
14. density _____ factors independent
exert their effects re-
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gardless of the popu-
lation density
15. weather and climate independent
are examples of densi-
ty _____ factors
16. the biosphere is a ecosystems
combination of all the
_____ on Earth
17. the _____ encom- biosphere
passes interactions
between ecosystems,
and with the lithos-
phere, geosphere, hy-
drosphere, and at-
mosphere
18. an organism's ______ niche
describes all the biotic
and abiotic resources
it uses
19. an organism's ______ realized (niche)
niche describes the
environment where
an organism truly lives
20. an organism's ______ fundamental (niche)
niche refers to the full
range of environmen-
tal conditions where
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an organism could
theoretically survive
21. which type of niche their realized niche
are organisms restrict-
ed to due to competi-
tion?
22. Gause's law is also competitive exclusion
known as the ______
principle
23. the ______ states that 2 competitive exclusion principle (Gause's law)
species are not able to
occupy the same niche
while also maintaining
their population levels
24. _____ allows 2 species resource partitioning
to coexist, despite the
fact that they seem to
compete for resources
25. resource partitioning same; slightly different
occurs when species
use different means
to obtain the _____ re-
source, or they seek
out _____ resources
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1. a ______ is a group species
of organisms that are
able to interbreed and
make viable, fertile
offspring
2. to be considered reproduce
a species, offspring
must have the capaci-
ty to ______
3. an organism's ______ is habitat
the type of place an or-
ganism lives in
4. habitats includes all physical; chemical
other organisms, as
well as the _____ and
_____ aspects of the en-
vironment
5. a _____ is a group of population
organisms of a specif-
ic species that live in a (ex. all of the koi fish living in a pond)
given location
6. what is the definition all of the populations living in a certain area where the different species
of an ecological com- interact
munity?
7. an ______ is an ecolog- ecosystem
ical community (biot-
ic), plus the abiotic fac-
, Bootcamp.com - Ecology
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tors populations inter-
act with
8. ______ factors are the abiotic
nonliving elements in
an ecosystem
9. what are some exam- temperature, sunlight, water levels... anything nonliving
ples of abiotic factors?
10. ______ factors are the biotic
living elements in an
ecosystem
11. what are some exam- plants, animals, microorganisms... anything living
ples of biotic factors?
12. density dependent increases
ecological factors are
dependent on the
population density
and become more sig-
nificant as the popula-
tion density ______ (in-
creases/decreases)
13. diseases and resource dependent
competition are exam-
ples of density _____
factors
14. density _____ factors independent
exert their effects re-
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gardless of the popu-
lation density
15. weather and climate independent
are examples of densi-
ty _____ factors
16. the biosphere is a ecosystems
combination of all the
_____ on Earth
17. the _____ encom- biosphere
passes interactions
between ecosystems,
and with the lithos-
phere, geosphere, hy-
drosphere, and at-
mosphere
18. an organism's ______ niche
describes all the biotic
and abiotic resources
it uses
19. an organism's ______ realized (niche)
niche describes the
environment where
an organism truly lives
20. an organism's ______ fundamental (niche)
niche refers to the full
range of environmen-
tal conditions where
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an organism could
theoretically survive
21. which type of niche their realized niche
are organisms restrict-
ed to due to competi-
tion?
22. Gause's law is also competitive exclusion
known as the ______
principle
23. the ______ states that 2 competitive exclusion principle (Gause's law)
species are not able to
occupy the same niche
while also maintaining
their population levels
24. _____ allows 2 species resource partitioning
to coexist, despite the
fact that they seem to
compete for resources
25. resource partitioning same; slightly different
occurs when species
use different means
to obtain the _____ re-
source, or they seek
out _____ resources
