Ecology and Terminology (correct answers)
Ecosystems correct answers All the living and non-living things that interect in an area.
Biotic Factors correct answers Living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors correct answers Non-living factors including temperature, water,
sunlight, wind, rocks and soil
Levels of ecological organization correct answers Groups of organisms at progressive
levels
Organisms correct answers Any living thing
Species correct answers Taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
Population correct answers A group of organisms of the same species populating a
given area
Communities correct answers Different populations that live together in a defined area
Habitats correct answers Places where animals or plants naturally live and grow
Invasive Species correct answers Species that enter new ecosystems and multiply,
harming native species and their habitats
Symbiosis correct answers The relation between two different species of organisms that
are interdependent
Mutualism correct answers A close relationship; both species benefit
Commensalism correct answers A close relationship; one species benefits, the other
doesn't benefit but isn't harmed
Parasitism correct answers A close relationship; one species benefits, the other is
harmed
Potential Niche correct answers The entire range of resource opportunities an organism
is potentially able to occupy within an ecostystem
Fundamental Niche correct answers Niche where an organism is actually able to live
Photosynthesis correct answers Autotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy
Producer correct answers Organism that can make their own food
Ecosystems correct answers All the living and non-living things that interect in an area.
Biotic Factors correct answers Living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors correct answers Non-living factors including temperature, water,
sunlight, wind, rocks and soil
Levels of ecological organization correct answers Groups of organisms at progressive
levels
Organisms correct answers Any living thing
Species correct answers Taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
Population correct answers A group of organisms of the same species populating a
given area
Communities correct answers Different populations that live together in a defined area
Habitats correct answers Places where animals or plants naturally live and grow
Invasive Species correct answers Species that enter new ecosystems and multiply,
harming native species and their habitats
Symbiosis correct answers The relation between two different species of organisms that
are interdependent
Mutualism correct answers A close relationship; both species benefit
Commensalism correct answers A close relationship; one species benefits, the other
doesn't benefit but isn't harmed
Parasitism correct answers A close relationship; one species benefits, the other is
harmed
Potential Niche correct answers The entire range of resource opportunities an organism
is potentially able to occupy within an ecostystem
Fundamental Niche correct answers Niche where an organism is actually able to live
Photosynthesis correct answers Autotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy
Producer correct answers Organism that can make their own food
