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Biotic factors
chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| community | all the organisms that interact within an ecosystem. |
| Species | refers to all of the organisms within an ecosystem that have the same structure and that can reproduce with each other. |
| Population | refers to all of the members of a certain species within an ecosystem. |
| Symbiotic relationship | the interactions between members of two different species that live together in a close association. |
| Commensalism | is a symbiotic relationship in which one speces benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed. Often the host species provides shelter or transportation for the other species. |
| Mutualism | is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit. in some relationships, tow species are unable to survive without each other. |
| Niche | refers to the role an organism has within an ecosystem, physically , chemically and biologically. |
| Competition | occurs when a resource is needed by two or more individuals. |
| Predator - prey | the relationship between the "eaters" and the "eaten". |
| Mimcry | prey animals mimic other species that are dangerous. |
| Biosphere | refers to the area on and near earth's surface where living things exist. |