Unit 6 (Ecology) Vocabulary Quiz
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- Q1What is ecology?a single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystemthe variety of life on Earth and the interdependence of all living thingsmultiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystemthe study of interactions between organisms and their environment30s
- Q2Which term describes a living thing in an ecosystem?bioticabiotic30s
- Q3Which term describes a non living factor in an ecosystem?abioticbiotic30s
- Q4What is biodiversity?the variety of life on Earth and the interdependence of all living thingsmultiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystemthe study of interactions between organisms and their environmenta single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem30s
- Q5What is a single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem called?food webfood chain30s
- Q6What is a producer?an organism that eats plantsan organism that obtains energy by eating other organismsan organism that eats animalsan organism that obtains energy directly from the Sun in order to produce food30s
- Q7What is a consumer?an organism that obtains energy directly from the Sun in order to produce foodan organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms30s
- Q8What is an organism that eats plants called?herbivoreomnivoreproducercarnivore10s
- Q9What is an organism that eats plants and animals called?produceromnivoreherbivorecarnivore30s
- Q10What is an organism that eats animals called?produceromnivoreherbivorecarnivore30s
- Q11What are multiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem called?food chainfood web30s
- Q12What are invasive species?organisms that eat plantsplants/animals/other organisms that come into an area that is outside of their normal habitatorganisms that eat plants and animalsorganisms that eat animals30s
- Q13Which term describes the maximum number of organisms of one species that an ecosystem can support?ecologybiodiversitylimiting factorcarrying capacity30s
- Q14What is a limiting factor?a biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and reproduction of organismsthe maximum number of organisms of one species that an ecosystem can supporta change in global or regional climate patternstaking too much away from the land and not returning enough back30s
- Q15What is climate change?a change in global or regional climate patternstaking too much away from the land and not returning enough backrain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants30s