Ecology Key Terms

Key Terms for Ecology

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  • Created on: 09-12-13 10:32

1. What is an ecological niche?

  • The place a community of organisms live.
  • How an organism "fits in" to the enviorment, including the abiotic and biotic factors necessary for it's survival.
  • A collection of different species living and interacting togehter.
  • All the interbreeding members of a species.
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2. What does the term "Ecology" refer to?

  • A collection of species that interact and live together
  • How an organism "fits in" to the enviorment, including the abiotic and biotic factors necessary for it's survival.
  • The study of the inter-relationship between organisms and their enviornment.
  • The interbreeding members of a species.

3. Define the term "Habitat"

  • An organisms place within an enviorment, including the abiotic and biotic features necessary for it's survival.
  • The place a community of organisms live.
  • A collection of organisms from different species living and interacting with each other.
  • All the interbreeding members of a species.

4. A collection of species that interact and live together is the definition of what?

  • A Community
  • A Habitat
  • An Ecological Niche
  • A Population

5. What is a microhabitat?

  • A smaller unit inside a habitat with it's own microclimate, allowing different species to live there.
  • A very small habitat.
  • A habitat for very small organisms.
  • The place a community of different organisms live.

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