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Lessons 1 & 2 Thing
It's a thing for lessons 1 & 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing |
| Habitat | An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow and reproduce |
| Biotic Factors | The parts of a habitat that are living, or once living, and interact with an organism |
| Abiotic Factors | The nonliving parts of an organism's habitat |
| Species | A group of 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 a particular area |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in an 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 with their environment |
| Birth Rate | The number of births per 1,000 individuals for a given time period |
| Death Rate | The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals for a given time period |
| Immigration | Moving into a population |
| Emigration | Leaving a population |
| Population Density | The number of individuals in an area of a specific size |
| Limiting Factor | An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or decrease in size |
| Carrying Capacity | The largest population an area can support |