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Organisms and the Environment
Habitat
Abiotic Factors
Ecological Organization
Biotic Factors
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Defined as a living thing
What is an organism
100
Part of a habitat that is living, once living and interacts with an organism
What is biotic factor
100
defined as nonliving part of an organism's habitat
What is abiotic factor
100
this is the term used to describe a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
What is species
100
This is the term used to described parts of a habitat that are living, once living and interact with an organism
What is biotic factor
200

There is only so much water, shelter, food- we call these things _______________ factors.

What is limiting factors.

200
Nonliving part of an organism's habitat
What is an Abiotic Factor
200
These are examples of 3 abiotic factors that you might find in your environment
What is (examples) air, water, sunlight, soil, rocks, temperature, wind, precipitation, gravel, sand, furniture, clothing, toys, TV, fridge, etc
200
True or False (if false explain why). A population is all the members of one species living in a particular area
What is True
200
True or False: Bacteria found in soil is an example of a biotic factor
What is True
300

In an ecosystem an organism lives in this comfy cozy place that provides all the organism needs to survive.

What is a habitat

300
What an organism interacts with in its environment
What are living and nonliving things
300
True of False (if False explain why): Dead plants are abiotic facotrs
What is False. Dead plants are biotic factors because they were once alive
300
A community may contain more than one of these
What is species of organisms (will also accept different types of living things)
300

If an animal only eats plants we call this a _________.

What is an herbivore.

400
Organisms have different for survival and reproduction
What is the reason organisms live in different habitats
400
Sunlight, Soil, temperature, oxygen and water make up these
What are abiotic factors
400
True or False (if false explain why): A community is a group of abiotic and biotic factors in a certain area
What is False. A community is different species in a certain area
400
This is the smallest level of organization in an ecosystem
What is an organism
400
all animals take in this and exhale this when they breathe
What is oxygen, carbon dioxide
500
Organisms interact with these two things in an environment
What is abiotic and biotic factors
500

Why can't organisms share a niche- only an ecosystem?

What is because they would compete against each other.

500
True or False (if false explain why). Oxygen is an abiotic factor that all organisms need to survive
What is False. Plants use carbon dioxide, not oxygen
500
These are the four levels of organization in an ecosystem arranged from smallest to largest
What is organism, population, community, ecosystem
500

This process describes how plants make food, by taking in carbon dioxide, sunlight and water

(Synthesis means to make- Photo means light)

What is photosynthesis