Match the vocabulary words to the correct definition
Column A
1.
Ecology:
Ecology
2.
abiotic factors:
abiotic factors
3.
biome:
biome
4.
biosphere:
biosphere
5.
ecosystem:
ecosystem
6.
niche:
niche
7.
population:
population
8.
species:
species
9.
community:
community
Column B
a.an interacting group of various species in a common location.
b.a group of the same animals or plants whose members interbreed.
c.A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus
d.The study of the interactions between living things and their environment.
e.
a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in
f.the interactions and interrelationships that exist between all the living and nonliving things in a particular area.
g.Consists of all living things on Earth
h.a position or role taken by a kind of organism withi
n its community
i.the nonliving components in an ecosystem that make it possible for organisms to survive.
1. d. Ecology: The study of the interactions between living things and their environment.
2. i. abiotic factors: The nonliving components in an ecosystem that make it possible for organisms to survive.
3. e. biome: A community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.
4. g. biosphere: Consists of all living things on Earth.
5. f. ecosystem: The interactions and interrelationships that exist between all the living and nonliving things in a particular area.
6. h. niche: A position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community.
7. a. population: An interacting group of various species in a common location.
8. c. species: A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus.
9. b. community: A group of the same animals or plants whose members interbreed.