Name Ecosystems & Population Vocabulary Quiz Using the following vocabulary words to fill in the blanks. One word will be used twice. Ecosystem abiotic herbivore omnivore carnivore niche predator prey biotic consumers, competes producer Mutualism population parasitism symbiotic commensalism An area where all living and nonliving things live together and depend on each other to obtain the necessities of life to maintain a natural balance is called an . Each organism has a role called a which helps maintain the ecosystems balance. The living organisms or the components of an ecosystem that have an interactive relationship that allows them to get food, water, a home, mate, and protection over a long period of time are said to havea relationship. In an ecosystem, the nonliving components, such as water, rocks, soil, light and heat are all examples of factors. Ecosystems are made up of organisms that make their own food called and ecosystems also have which consume plants or other Organisms that eat nothing but plants are said to be and organisms that eat only meat are However, eat both plants and meat. When an organism for resources (food and water), homes, and mates, they might have a relationship where one of them is because the is hunting them and trying use them as a food source. If an organism is using another organism to protect them or “catch a ride” but they aren’t harming the organism they are benefiting from, they are experiencing a relationship. When organisms feed off another organism, such as a tick and a dog, the tick is getting food but the dog is harmed because ticks cause the dog to itch, this relationship is called Another relationship in which two different organisms benefit from each other such as the clown fish and the sea anemone they have a relationship. All of these factors help contribute to a healthy ecosystem which helps keep the of organisms in check.TEACHER KEY Ecosystems & Population Vocabulary Quiz Using the following vocabulary words to fill in the blanks. One word will be used twice. Ecosystem predator Mutualism abiotic prey population herbivore biotic parasitism omnivore consumers symbiotic carnivore niche competes producer commensalism An area where all living and nonliving things live together and depend on each other to obtain the necessities of life to maintain a natural balance is called an ECOSYSTEM. Each organism has a role called a NICHE which helps maintain the ecosystems balance. The living organisms or the BIOTIC components of an ecosystem that have an interactive relationship that allows them to get food, water, a home, mate, and protection over a long period of time are said to have a SYMBIOTIC relationship. In an ecosystem, the nonliving components, such as water, rocks, soil, light and heat are all examples of ABIOTIC factors. Ecosystems are made up of organisms that make their own food, These organisms are called PRODUCERS. Ecosystems also have CONSUMERS which consume plants or other CONSUMERS. Organisms that eat nothing but plants are said to be HERBIVORES and organisms that eat only meat are CARNIVORES. However, OMNIVORES eat both plants and meat. When an organism COMPETES for resources (food and water), homes, and mates, they might have a relationship where one of them Is PREY because the PREDATOR |s hunting them and trying to use them as a food source. If an organism is using another organism to protect them or “catch a ride” but they aren’t harming the organism they are benefiting from, they are experiencing a COMMENSALISM relationship. When organisms feed off another organism, such asa tick and a dog, the tick is getting food but the dog is harmed because ticks cause the dog to itch, this relationship is called PARASITISM. Another relationship in which two different organisms benefit from each other such as the clown fish and the sea anemone they have a MUTUALISM relationship. All of these factors help contribute to a healthy ecosystem which helps keep the POPULATION of organisms in check.