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Chapter 34.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | scientific study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their enviornment |
| biotic factor | the prokaryotes, protists, animals, fungi, and plants in the environment (living things) |
| abiotic factor | the non-living physical and chemical conditions |
| population | group of individuals of a particular species living in a particular area at the same time |
| community | all the organisms living in an area |
| ecosystem | community of living things plus the nonliving features of the environment that support them |
| habitat | an organism's specific environment, with characteristic abiotic and biotic factors |