AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word describes the relationships (or interactions) between living and nonliving things?
A
ecosystem
B
population
C
habitat
D
community
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecology is the branch of biology, that deals with the inter-relationships amongst organism and interactions between organisms and their environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The living things in an ecosystem are interdependent. This means that living things depend on their interactions with each other and with nonliving things for survival. For example, a tree depends on sunlight for energy to make its own food and a snail depends on the tree for food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ecosystem. Explanation: The relationship between the living and non-living things forms an ecosystem. The non-living things like water, air, soil and other are required by the living organisms for leading their life cycle.

Detailed explanation-4: -A community of both living organisms and non-living components of a particular region that interact with each other in order to coexist is called as Ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ecology is the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them. An ecologist studies the relationship between living things and their habitats.

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