ECOLOGY 6TH EDITION UPDATED EXAM
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◉ Organisms.
Answer: Any living thing made up of at least one cell that can live on
its own
◉ Biotic.
Answer: Part of the environment that includes all of the living
organisms that live and interact with one another
-all of the living parts
◉ Abiotic.
Answer: Part of the environment that includes the physical features
of the environment that affect the organisms living in a particular
area
-any non living part
-water, sunlight, soil, temperature, etc.
◉ What does every food chain or web begin with?.
,Answer: -a producer such as a plant that uses the sun's light to make
food for itself
◉ Population.
Answer: Group of individuals of the same species that live together
in the same area at the same time
◉ Community.
Answer: Many populations of species that live in the same area at
the same time and interact with one another
◉ Ecosystem.
Answer: Made up of a community of organisms and how they
interact with the abiotic environment
-all of the living and non-living things
EXAMPLE: Forest ecosystem and all of the animals, plants, water,
soil, sun that affect it
◉ Biosphere.
Answer: Part of Earth where all life exists
, ◉ Producer.
Answer: -An organism that uses sunlight to make their own food
-Also called Autotrophs
-process is called photosynthesis
Examples:
-plants
-algae
-some bacteria
◉ Consumer.
Answer: -An organism that eats producers or other organisms for
energy
-Also called Heterotrophs
4 kinds of consumers:
-herbivores
-carnivore
-omnivore
SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Organisms.
Answer: Any living thing made up of at least one cell that can live on
its own
◉ Biotic.
Answer: Part of the environment that includes all of the living
organisms that live and interact with one another
-all of the living parts
◉ Abiotic.
Answer: Part of the environment that includes the physical features
of the environment that affect the organisms living in a particular
area
-any non living part
-water, sunlight, soil, temperature, etc.
◉ What does every food chain or web begin with?.
,Answer: -a producer such as a plant that uses the sun's light to make
food for itself
◉ Population.
Answer: Group of individuals of the same species that live together
in the same area at the same time
◉ Community.
Answer: Many populations of species that live in the same area at
the same time and interact with one another
◉ Ecosystem.
Answer: Made up of a community of organisms and how they
interact with the abiotic environment
-all of the living and non-living things
EXAMPLE: Forest ecosystem and all of the animals, plants, water,
soil, sun that affect it
◉ Biosphere.
Answer: Part of Earth where all life exists
, ◉ Producer.
Answer: -An organism that uses sunlight to make their own food
-Also called Autotrophs
-process is called photosynthesis
Examples:
-plants
-algae
-some bacteria
◉ Consumer.
Answer: -An organism that eats producers or other organisms for
energy
-Also called Heterotrophs
4 kinds of consumers:
-herbivores
-carnivore
-omnivore
