General Biology
Chapter 19 Ecology Vocabulary List
Please Read Carefully!!!
This is the vocabulary list for Chapter 19, section 1. Ecology is largely vocabulary, so
it is important to understand the terms to comprehend the concepts. Please look
these terms up in the chapter, not in the glossary!!! Do the complete list on a
separate sheet of paper with a complete definition. Number and underline each
term.
1. Ecosystem
2. Ecology
3. Abiotic
4. Biotic
5. Radiation
6. Water cycle
7. Population
8. Producer
9. Consumer
10. Productivity
11. Food chain
12. Ecological pyramid
13. Biomass
14. Biodiversity
15. Food web
16. Neutralism
17. Competition
18. Predation
19. Amensalism
20. Parasitism
21. Commensalism
22. Mutualism
23. Symbiosis
24. Biosphere
25. Habitat
26. Ecological niche
27. Nitrogen fixation
28. biome