1. ecosystems

Question 1

habitat

Answer 1

where an orgnism lives

Question 2

populations

Answer 2

all the organisms of one species in a habitat

Question 3

community

Answer 3

populations of different species in a habitat

Question 4

ecosystem

Answer 4

community and all non living (abiotic ) conditions in the area in which it lives

Question 5

abiotic conditions

Answer 5

non living feature of a ecosystem e.g. temperature and availability of water

Question 6

biotic conditions

Answer 6

the living features of an ecosystem e,g, presence of predators or food

Question 7

niche

Answer 7

the role of a species within its habitat e.g. what it eats and when it feeds 
includes: biotic interactions (the organism it eats and those its eaten by)
abiotic interactions (oxygen an organism breathes in)

Question 8

adaptation

Answer 8

a feature that members of a species have that increases their chance of survival and reproduction

Question 9

every species has its unique niche

Answer 9

if 2 species try occupy same niche they will compete and one will be more successful

Question 10

example of adaptations to abiotic conditions

Answer 10

e.g. how much land they can live on

otters webbed paws - walk on land and swim effectively

Question 11

example of adaptations to biotic conditions

Answer 11

e.g. access to another source of food

otters use rocks to smash open shell fish and clams

Question 12

adaptations can be

Answer 12

physiological (processes inside body)
behavioural (way an organism acts)
anatomical (structural features of body)