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New Book Lesson1&2
Term | Definition |
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organism | a living thing |
Habitat | An environment that provides the thing a specific organism needs to live,grow and reproduce |
biotic factors | a living or once living part of an organism habitat |
abiotic factors | A non living part of an organism's habitat |
species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also ate an reproduce |
community | All the different populations that live together in a particular area |
population | All members of 1 species living in the same area |
ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area ,along with there nonliving environment |
ecology | The study of how organism interact with each other and there environment |
birth rate | The number of births per 1,000 individuals for a certain time period |
death rate | The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals for a certain time of period |
immigration | movement of individuals into a populations area |
Emigration | movement of individuals out of a population's area |
population density | The number of individuals in an area f a specific size |
limiting factor | A environment factor that causes a population to decrease in size |
carrying capacity | The largest population that a particular environment can support |