Ecosystems Study Guide

Question 1 of 18

1

The living things and nonliving things in an area make up an

Select one of the following:

a. Solar system
b. Ecosystem
c. Community
d. Niche

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Question 2 of 18

1

All organisms of the same kind that live in a particular area make up a

Select one of the following:

community
population
niche
ecosystem

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Question 3 of 18

1

All populations that live together in the same place make up a

Select one of the following:

ecosystem
population
niche
community

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Question 4 of 18

1

The various living things in an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria, are known as

Select one of the following:

biotic
abiotic

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Question 5 of 18

1

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as water, minerals, sunlight, air, and soil are

Select one of the following:

biotic
abiotic

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Question 6 of 18

1

What are the three cycles of an ecosystem?

Select one of the following:

List all 3
Don't forget to list all 3

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Question 7 of 18

1

There are three types of symbiosis.

Select one of the following:

List all 3
here

Explanation

Question 8 of 18

1

_______________________________ is the attempt by organisms to obtain a resource that is available in a limited supply.

Select one of the following:

a. Compilation
b. Computation
c. Compartment
d. Competition

Explanation

Question 9 of 18

1

Each species has a different _____________________________, or role in the community.

Select one of the following:

job
niche
occupation
role

Explanation

Question 10 of 18

1

A ____________________________________ is a model of the path that the energy in food takes as it moves from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.

Select one of the following:

food chain
food web
energy pyramid
photosynthesis

Explanation

Question 11 of 18

1

Three types of organisms make up a food chain in an ecosystem. What are they?

Select one of the following:

List
all 3

Explanation

Question 12 of 18

1

How is a food web different from a food chain?

Select one of the following:

First essay question.
There are 2 essay questions.

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Question 13 of 18

1

A model that shows how energy flows through a food chain is called an

Select one of the following:

food chain
food pyramid
food web
energy pyramid

Explanation

Question 14 of 18

1

A condition that controls the size or growth of a population is called a

Select one of the following:

a. Limitation
b. Limiting factor
c. Symbiosis
d. Control factor

Explanation

Question 15 of 18

1

If organisms cannot adapt to the changes in their ecosystem, they may become one of three things. List those three things.

Select one of the following:

What are those
3 things?

Explanation

Question 16 of 18

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Ecosystems Study Guide

Ecosystems Study Guide

Question 1 of 18

The living things and nonliving things in an area make up an

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 18

All organisms of the same kind that live in a particular area make up a

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 18

All populations that live together in the same place make up a

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 18

The various living things in an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria, are known as

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 18

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as water, minerals, sunlight, air, and soil are

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 18

What are the three cycles of an ecosystem?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 18

There are three types of symbiosis.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 18

_______________________________ is the attempt by organisms to obtain a resource that is available in a limited supply.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 18

Each species has a different _____________________________, or role in the community.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 18

A ____________________________________ is a model of the path that the energy in food takes as it moves from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 18

Three types of organisms make up a food chain in an ecosystem. What are they?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 18

How is a food web different from a food chain?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 18

A model that shows how energy flows through a food chain is called an

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 18

A condition that controls the size or growth of a population is called a

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 18

If organisms cannot adapt to the changes in their ecosystem, they may become one of three things. List those three things.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 18

The loss of any species affects _________________________________, or the wide variety of life on Earth.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 18

The gradual replacement of one community by another is called

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 18

Explain the differences between a pioneer community and a climax community.

Select one of the following:

Explanation