Question | Answer |
All of the living and non living things around us | environment |
the living and non-living things in a particular place | ecosystem |
a group made up of the same kind of individuals living in the same ecosystem | population |
all the populations that live in the same place | community |
the living parts of an ecosystem | biotic |
the non-living parts of an ecosystem | abiotic |
the number of different kinds of living things in an ecosystem | diversity |
harmful substances mixed with water, air, or soil | pollution |
work done to repair damaged ecosystems | habitat restoration |
the average weather in an area over many years | climate |
natural resources that can be replaced (sunlight, air, water, trees) | renewable resources |
natural resources that can not be replaced (coal, gas, oil) | non-renewable resources |
the way plants, animals and people affect an ecosystem | biotic factors |
the way sunlight, air, water, soil and climate affect an ecosystem | abiotic factors |
work done to repair damage to an ecosystem (plant new trees, create new wetlands) | habitat restoration |