Abiotic/Biotic Factors
Which of these is an abiotic factor?
A. Plants
B. Light
C. Animals
Light
The number of individuals thar can survive within an ecosystem.
Carrying Capacity
What type of relationship exists between a dog and a tick?
host-parasite
An individual living or once-living thing.
Organism
Standards and specifications that must be met by a successful design.
Criteria
Which of these is a biotic factor?
A. Bacteria
B. Water
C. Temperature
Bacteria
Food and water, space, and weather conditions are all examples of __________.
Limiting Factors
What type of relationship exists between a fox and mouse?
predator-prey
The total number of individuals of a species that interact with each other
Population
Any place where an organism lives.
Habitat
An interwoven system of biotic and abiotic factors.
Ecosystem
The role in the community the organism plays.
Niche
herbivore
The total of all living things within an area that interact with each other.
Community
Limitations and restrictions when designing a solution to a problem
Constraints
The highest rate of reproduciton possible by a species in ideal living conditions.
Biotic Potential
Environmental factors that affect population size the same way at any population density.
density-indeependent factors
Scavenger or Predator (would also accept Carnivore)
All living and non-living things within an area that interact with each other.
Ecosystem
When there is more than enough of a resource within an ecosystem, that resource is considered to be __________.
Plentiful
How does a decrease in abiotic resources impact the population growth in an ecosystem? The population will...(increase, decrease, or stay the same)
The population will decrease.
Enviromental factors that affect population size differently at high and low population density.
density-dependent factors
In this relationship one organism creates it's own food and the gets it energy from eating that organism.
Producer-Consumer
A group of meerkat living in an ecosytem is an example of __________.
Population
_______ recycle dead organisms into chemical nutrients.
Decomposers