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AP Biology - Unit 8 Ecology Exam Q&A | Verified | Updated 2025 Ecology - study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with other organisms and with their physical environment population - group of individuals of the same species living in the same area community...

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AP Biology - Unit 8 Ecology Exam Q&A |

Verified | Updated 2025


Ecology - ✔✔study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and

their interactions with other organisms and with their physical environment

population - ✔✔group of individuals of the same species living in the same

area

community - ✔✔group of populations of different species living in the same

area

ecosystem - ✔✔interrelationships between organisms in a community and

their physical environment

biosphere - ✔✔composed of all the regions of the earth that contain living

things (hydrosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere)

habitat - ✔✔type of place where an organism usually lives; descriptions

typically include the organisms and the physical and chemical

characteristics of the environment

niche - ✔✔all biotic and abiotic resources in the environment used by an

organism

, biotic factor - ✔✔A living part of an ecosystem

abiotic factor - ✔✔physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

climate - ✔✔long-term prevailing weather conditions in a given area; major

components include temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind

biome - ✔✔large region of the earth whose distribution depends on the

amount of precipitation and temperature in an area; characterized by

dominant vegetation and animal life

population growth is described by... - ✔✔biotic potential, carrying capacity,

and limiting factors

population size - ✔✔symbolically represented by N

it is the total number of individuals in the population

population density - ✔✔total number of individuals per area or volume

occupied

population dispersion - ✔✔describes how individuals in a population are

distributed

clumped dispersion - ✔✔most common pattern, like humans in cities or

schools of fish

uniform dispersion - ✔✔like trees in an orchard, or plants with toxins

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