Topic 6 vocab Quiz

1. number of different types of organisms in an area Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

2. organism lives in or on a host organism Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

3. the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

4. all living and non living things that surround an organism Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

5. breaks down dead materials Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

6. the study of how living things interact Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

7. organism being eaten -+ Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

8. eats organisms that have already died Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

9. Maximum number of organisms an area can hold Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

10. the process of one community replacing another Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger

Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger 11. interconnected food chains

Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger 12. organism that makes it’s own food

Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger 13. the place where an organism lives

Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger 14. factor that limits the size of a population

Decomposer Ecological niche Ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem Energy pyramid Abiotic Autoroph Biodiversity Biosphere Biotic Carnivore Carrying capacity Community Competition Consumer Food web Habitat Herbivore Heterotrophy Host Limiting factors Parasite Environment Finite Food chain Population Predator Prey Producer scavenger 15. living organisms