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2. What is the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment?

3. ECOLOGY

4. A living factor is _______?

5. BIOTIC

6. A nonliving factor is ________?

7. ABIOTIC

8. What is a resource so scarce that it limits the size of a population?

9. LIMITING FACTOR

10. The largest population an environment can support is called the _________ __________?

11. CARRYING CAPACITY

12. Where does all energy come from originally?

13. THE SUN

14. These organisms get their energy directly from the sun?

15. PRODUCERS

16. These organisms must eat other organisms for energy?

17. CONSUMERS

18. A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another is called a _________ __________?

19. FOOD CHAIN

20. A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy is known as a _______ ________?

21. ENERGY PYRAMID

22. What is the smallest level of organization in the environment?

23. INDIVIDUAL/ ORGANISM

24. What do you call a group of the same species that live in the same area?

25. POPULATION

26. All the populations of different species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other are called a ____________?

27. COMMUNITY

28. What do you call a community of organisms and their abiotic environment?

29. ECOSYSTEM

30. All areas on Earth where life exists?

31. BIOSPHERE

32. What is this diagram that shows feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem called?

33. FOOD WEB

34. A close, long-term association between two or more species is known as _____________?

35. SYMBIOSIS

36. When two species evolve together to benefit their relationship, it is known as __________?

37. COEVOLUTION

38. What is the equation of photosynthesis?

39. CO 2 + H 2 O + sunlight  O 2 + glucose

40. What is the equation for cellular respiration?

41. O 2 + glucose  CO 2 + H 2 O + ATP

42. A tiger is chasing down an antelope for food. What term would describe the tiger? What term describes the antelope?

43. PREDATOR – TIGER PREY – ANTELOPE

44. This consumer eats berries and nuts as well as a few insects and worms. What kind of consumer is this?

45. OMNIVORE

46. What do the arrows in this food chain show?

47. THE FLOW OF ENERGY FROM ONE ORGANISM TO ANOTHER

48. A small fish attaches itself to a shark for protection, transportation and an abundant food supply. The small fish benefits and the shark is unaffected. What kind of symbiotic relationship is this?

49. COMMENSALISM

50. A long-term change takes place between a Common Garter Snake and a Newt. As the Newt becomes more poisonous, the snake becomes more resistant to the poison. What is this an example of?

51. COEVOLUTION