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Chapter 10 Lesson 1
Science vocab Ch. 10 Lesson 1 Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abiotic factor | nonliving part of an ecosystem |
| biotic factor | living or once-living things in an ecosystem |
| community | all the populations living in the same area at the same time |
| ecosystem | all the living things and nonliving things in a given area |
| habitat | place within an ecosystem that provides food, water, shelter, and other biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce |
| population | all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time |
| population density | size of a population compared to the amount of space available |