Ecosystem Ecology Worksheet printable pdf download

Name _______________________________

Unit 9, Lesson 1: Digital Lesson

Science-8, Teacher _____________________

~ Ecosystem Ecology ~

Period ____ Date _____________________

The following will help you to take notes over this lesson. These are the concepts and terms you need to

master by the end of the unit.

Define the following ecology vocabulary words, using the links to the on-line glossary:

Abiotic Factor: ___________________________________________________________________

Biotic Factor: ____________________________________________________________________

Community: _____________________________________________________________________

Consumer: ______________________________________________________________________

Decomposer: ____________________________________________________________________

Ecology: ________________________________________________________________________

Ecosystem: _____________________________________________________________________

Food Web: _____________________________________________________________________

Parasitism: _____________________________________________________________________

10.

Population: _____________________________________________________________________

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Predator: _______________________________________________________________________

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Prey: __________________________________________________________________________

13.

Producer: _______________________________________________________________________

Answer the following questions after viewing the noted slide:

14.

Why do armadillos and ocelots live in different places? (slide3) ____________________________

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15.

What things are included within an ecosystem? (slide 4) _________________________________

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What is a species? How can you tell if two animals are part of the same species? (slide 4) ______

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All of the individuals of the same species living in a defined area make up a

_____________________________. (slide 4)

18.

All of the different populations living in a defined area is called the

_____________________________. (slide 4)

19.

List several different abiotic factors that living organisms depend on. (slide 5) ________________

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Ecosystem Ecology Worksheet