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Ecosystems
Ecosystems- Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | all living and nonliving things in an area |
| population | all the organisms of one species in an area |
| community | all populations in a given area |
| biome | is a large ecosystem ex. – rainforest, desert, forest, etc. |
| niche | role that an organism has in an ecosystem |
| habitat | where an organism lives |
| symbiosis | a long-term relationship between different species |
| cycle | repeating process or repeating flow of materials through a system |
| organism | any living thing |
| species | the lowest level of classification |