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Vocab
Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abiotic factors | non-living parts of an ecosystem Ex:soil, rocks, air |
| Biodiversity | The variety of plants , animal, Etc. In given area |
| Biome | A large geographic area 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 populations of different species living in the same place at the same time |
| Ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationship between living organisms and their Enviroment |
| Ecology | The study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment |
| ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their nonliving Enviroment |
| habitat | the place where an organisms lives |
| Niche | An organisms role in its ecosystem |
| organism | an individual living thing:examples; a mouse, an ant ,a mountain lion |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species |
| species | a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offsprings |