B17: Adaptation
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- Q1What term is used to describe the total number of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area?populationcompetitionecosystemcommunity60s
- Q2What term is used to describe a group of two or more populations of different species living in a specific geographical area?communitycompetitionecosystempopulation60s
- Q3What term is used to describe the interaction of a community of living organisms with the nonliving parts of their environment?populationcommunityecosystemcompetition60s
- Q4What term is used to describe contest between organisms within a community for resources?competitionrivalryecosysteminterdependence60s
- Q5What term is used to describe when species in a community depend on others for resources and shelter?interdependencesymbiosiscompetitionreliance60s
- Q6Which of these things do animals NOT often compete for?oxygenfoodmatesterritory60s
- Q7Which of these things do plants NOT often compete for?carbon dioxidewater and mineral ionslightspace60s
- Q8Factors that affect species in an environment can be biotic or abiotic. Which of these factors concern living things?abioticbiotic60s
- Q9Factors that affect species in an environment can be biotic or abiotic. Which of these factors concern non-living things?bioticabiotic60s
- Q10Which of these is a biotic factor?moisture levelscarbon dioxide levels for plantsavailability of foodlight intensity60s
- Q11Which of these is NOT a biotic factor that can affect a community?new pathogensnew predatorssoil pH and mineral contentcompetition between species60s
- Q12What term describes when all species and environmental factors are in balance, so population sizes remain fairly constant?equal interdependencestable communitypopulation harmonybalanced ecosystem60s
- Q13What name is given to features that enable an organism to survive in the conditions in which it lives?phenotypeadaptationssurvival featuresmutations60s
- Q14Which of these is NOT a true adaptation type?structuralseasonalfunctionalbehavioural60s
- Q15What term describes an organism that lives in a very extreme environment?extremophilesurvivalistdetrivoreapex predator60s