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PSSA Vocab Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | A community of living organisms and their interrelated physical and chemical environment. |
| Environment | Total of the surroundings(air, water, soil, vegetation,people&wildlife)influencing each living beings existence, including physical, biological & all other factors; surroundings of a plant or animals including other plants & animals, climate & location. |
| Homeostasis | The tendency for a system to remain in a state of equilibrium by resisting change. |
| Abiotic | A nonliving factor or element (e.g., light, water, heat, rock, energy, mineral). |
| Biotic | An environmental factor related to or produced by living organisms. |
| Biomes | A community of living organisms of a single major ecological region. |
| Niche | The role played by an organism in an ecosystem; its food preferences, requirements for shelter, special behaviors and the timing of its activities (e.g., nocturnal, diurnal), interaction with other organisms and its habitat. |