Honors - Unit 11 Vocabs Exam Review
Exam Q & As (Verified Answers) 2026
ECOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWERS scientific study of interactions among organisms and
between organisms and their environment
BIOSPHERE - CORRECT ANSWERS the entire earth; the largest, most complex area of study
BIOME - CORRECT ANSWERS large regions with similar climate and communities
CLIMATE - CORRECT ANSWERS average temperature and precipitation in an area over
time
WEATHER - CORRECT ANSWERS the current conditions outside
ABIOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS physical rather than biological; not derived from living
organisms
BIOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS living factors in an ecosystem
ECOSYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWERS all the living and nonliving factors in an area
HABITAT - CORRECT ANSWERS where an organism lives
NICHE - CORRECT ANSWERS an organisms role in the environment
, COMMUNITY - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of populations in an ecosystem
POPULATION - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of similar organisms living in the same area
SPECIES - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of similar organisms that reproduce to create fertile
offspring
MARINE - CORRECT ANSWERS saltwater
INTERTIDAL - CORRECT ANSWERS the area exposed at low tide and underwater at high
tide
BENTHIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the bottom of the ocean
PHOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS region of body of water that receives light
APHOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS region of body of water that doesn't receive light
PELAGIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the open ocean
LITTORAL - CORRECT ANSWERS the area in a freshwater system where plants grow
LIMNETIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the open water area in a freshwater system
WETLANDS - CORRECT ANSWERS lands that are covered by water at least part of the time
Exam Q & As (Verified Answers) 2026
ECOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWERS scientific study of interactions among organisms and
between organisms and their environment
BIOSPHERE - CORRECT ANSWERS the entire earth; the largest, most complex area of study
BIOME - CORRECT ANSWERS large regions with similar climate and communities
CLIMATE - CORRECT ANSWERS average temperature and precipitation in an area over
time
WEATHER - CORRECT ANSWERS the current conditions outside
ABIOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS physical rather than biological; not derived from living
organisms
BIOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS living factors in an ecosystem
ECOSYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWERS all the living and nonliving factors in an area
HABITAT - CORRECT ANSWERS where an organism lives
NICHE - CORRECT ANSWERS an organisms role in the environment
, COMMUNITY - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of populations in an ecosystem
POPULATION - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of similar organisms living in the same area
SPECIES - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of similar organisms that reproduce to create fertile
offspring
MARINE - CORRECT ANSWERS saltwater
INTERTIDAL - CORRECT ANSWERS the area exposed at low tide and underwater at high
tide
BENTHIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the bottom of the ocean
PHOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS region of body of water that receives light
APHOTIC - CORRECT ANSWERS region of body of water that doesn't receive light
PELAGIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the open ocean
LITTORAL - CORRECT ANSWERS the area in a freshwater system where plants grow
LIMNETIC - CORRECT ANSWERS the open water area in a freshwater system
WETLANDS - CORRECT ANSWERS lands that are covered by water at least part of the time