click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abiotic factors | nonliving parts of an ecosystem ex soil,rocks, water,pH, salinity, temperature |
| biodiversity | the variety of plants,animals,etc. in a given area |
| biome | A large geographic area with similar climate that consists of many ecosystems |
| biosphere | all the combined biomes on earth where organisms can survive |
| biotic factors | the living organisms in an ecosystem |
| community | all the different population of different species living in the same place at the same time |
| Ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment |
| Ecology | the study of the relationship between living organisms and thier environment |
| Ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their nonliving environment |
| Habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| Niche | an organisms role in it's ecosystem |
| organism | an individual ling thing, ex mouse,an ant,a mountain lion |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time |
| species | a group of similar organism that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |