| Question |
Answer |
| having to do with nonliving things |
abiotic |
| having to do with living things |
biotic |
| a species of plant known as duckweed that lives on the surface of freshwater pond ecosystems |
Lemna |
| one leaf-like section of some small plants (like Lemna) |
frond |
| the place where an organism naturally lives, finds shelter and food |
habitat |
| the members of each species on a community |
population |
| the living components of an ecosystem |
community |
| the interactions of living things with their environment occuring in one area |
ecosystem |
| the function, job or role that an organism plays in its ecosystem |
niche |
| small living things that can only be viewed with magnification |
microorganisms |
| hay, leaves, soil, gravel and water are |
abiotic factors |
| Lemna and microorganisms are |
biotic factors |
| What will ecosystems do over time? |
change in some way |
| Do organisms in an ecosystem (members of a community)share the same habitat? |
Not always --> they can live in different parts of the same ecosystem |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
