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ecology key words
AS OCR spec ecology key words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Species richness | the number of species found in a habitat |
| Bio diversity | The number and variety of living things to be found in an ecosystem or habitat |
| species | a group of organisms whos members are similar in shape physiology and behaviour and can interbreed producing fertile offspring |
| habitat | The place where an organism or population lives |
| classification | placing living organisms into groups |
| taxonomy | thes tudy of principles behind classifcation |
| phylogeny | the study of evolutionary relationships between organisms |
| variation | the diferences between individuals |
| speciation | the formation of a new species |