Ecology Unit Review 2.0

The non-living things that impact an environment

All of the following are examples of abiotic factors except:

Which is an effect of a keystone species?

How can we tell if 2 organisms are part of the same species?

when one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed it's called:

The study of how organisms interract with their environment

The living things within an evironment

The global system that contains most of the life on earth is the

If denitrifying bacteria are killed, where will the nitrogen build up in the nitrogen cycle?

organisms that can breed together to produce healthy babies are said to be of the same:

If the birth rate is low, what is another way that the the population size can grow?

"trophic level" refers to:

Organisms that can make their own food

when one organism benefits but the other organism is harmed

All of the following are heterotrophs except:

how can plants take up nitrogen

two species benefiting from living with each other is referred to as:

The greenhouse effect explains

How are biomes different than ecosystems?

Which of the following are considered biotic factors

How foodwebs differ from food chains

How much energy from one trophic level is available to the next trophic level?

where is carbon stored as a result of photosynthesis?

Which of the following would be a secondary consumer in this food chain: algae -> small fish --> large fish --> shark?

In the water cycle, transpiration is...

What type of growth is being shown

All of these are density dependent factors regulating population growth except:

What type of growth is being shown

Which organisms seek out once living (dead) matter to eat

"Hydrosphere" refers to:

How does water leave the ocean to enter the atmosphere?

The first organisms to populate a an area after a volcanic eruption are called

If most of the prey population dies due to a cold winter, how would the predator population be expected to change?

Ecosystems are comprised of:

Primary succession occurs only when:

Which correctly orders ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest

If a predator population is mostly killed by a viral infection, how would the prey population change next?

2+ of the same species, living in the same environment are called a:

Which typically occurs more often; primary or secondary succession

Which is a density-independent factor affecting population size?