Question

biotic
abiotic
community
population
ecology
ecosystem
organism
is the study of interactions between organisms and
their environment.
factors are nonliving factors that make up an
environment.
factors are living factors that make up an environment.
a(n) is an individual living thing, such as a plant, an
animal, or a bacterium.
a(n) is a group of individuals of the same species
living in a particular geographic area.
a(n) consists of all of the organisms that live in the
same area at the same time.
a(n) consists of all of the abiotic and biotic factors in
an area.

Explanation:

Each term is matched to its standard definition in ecological studies:

1. Ecology focuses on organism-environment interactions.
2. Abiotic factors refer to nonliving environmental components.
3. Biotic factors refer to living environmental components.
4. An organism is a single living individual.
5. A population is a group of the same species in one area.
6. A community includes all organisms in one area at a time.
7. An ecosystem combines all biotic and abiotic factors in an area.

Answer:

1. ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
2. abiotic factors are nonliving factors that make up an environment.
3. biotic factors are living factors that make up an environment.
4. A(n) organism is an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a bacterium.
5. A(n) population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area.
6. A(n) community consists of all of the organisms that live in the same area at the same time.
7. A(n) ecosystem consists of all of the abiotic and biotic factors in an area.