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Living & Environment
Living Things and Environment quiz practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing. |
| Habitat | An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. |
| Biotic Factor | A living or once living part of an organism's habitat. |
| Abiotic Factor | A nonliving part of an organism's habitat. |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |
| Population | All the members of one species living in the same area. |
| Community | All the populations that live together in a particular area. |
| Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment. |
| Ecology | The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment. |