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Intro to Ecology Reading

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Ecology is the study of
how water moves
how genes are inherited
the interactions between organisms and their environments
how organisms are grouped
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The portion of the Earth the supports life
hemisphere
biosphere
atomsphere
mesophere
Living factors in the envrionment like plants, insects, and animals are
biotic factors
abiotic factors
Nonliving factors in the envrionment like temperature, pH of water, and sunlight are
biotic factors
abiotic factors
The simplest (lowest) level of organization in the biosphere is
organism
population
community
biosphere
Which of the following is a population?
all rabbits living in a forest
the rabbits and deer living in a forest
one rabbit
a group of rabbits deer, and the trees
A population can keep growing as long as there are resources available to its members
True
False
A group of populations in an area is
an organim
a population
a biological community
biome
A community and all the abiotic factors like water temperature and light is a
an organim
a population
a biological community
ecosystem
An area where an organism lives is
a niche
a habitat
The role an organism plays in the environment is
a niche
a habitat
What occurs when organisms need to use the same resources at the same time?
predation
symbiosis
competition
Cats hunt and eat mice. In this situation cats are considered
the prey
the predator
The act of one organism consuming another is an example of
predation
symbiosis
competition
Which is NOT an example of symbiosis?
mutualism
commensalism
predation
parasitism
A relationship where two species live together and benefit from each other is
mutualism
commensalism
predation
parasitism
A relationship where one organism is helped and the other organism is not harmed or helped is
mutualism
commensalism
predation
parasitism
A tick drinking the blood of a dog is an example of
mutualism
commensalism
predator/prey
parastistism