Populations of the Environment – Flashcards
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What is a biotic?
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Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact.
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How would you classify a decaying tree?
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It is non living and biotic.
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What is abiotic?
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All the nonliving factors that affects the environment
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How would you classify a rock?
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It is non living and abiotic.
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Why is a shell considered to be biotic?
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It comes from something living.
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What term includes all the biotic and abiotic elements in an area?
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ecosystem
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Why is water considered to be abiotic?
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because it never lived
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What is a habitat?
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The physical location where plants and animals live.
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Which describes the habitat of a frog?
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marshes and ponds
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Which best describes how an organism's niche is determined?
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An organism's habitat and inherited traits determine its niche
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Which principle states that two species in the same habit cannot have the same niche?
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Competitive and exclusion principle
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What is an organism's niche?
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The role that an organism plays in the environment
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What is a predator?
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An organism that does the killing
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What is prey?
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An organism that is killed or eaten by another
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A biologist counts the number of zebras in population each year and notices an increase in the zebra population. Which best describes the biologist's actions.
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Observation
