Abiotic Factor Flashcards
A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem.
Abiotic Factor
A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem.
Biotic Factor
A living thing that affects the ecosystem.
Competition
When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resources.
Dependent Interaction
When an organism depends on a factor for survival.
Ecosystem
A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
Limited resource
Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive.
Organism
A self-contained living thing.
Population
A group of interacting individuals of the same species in the same area.
Primary Consumer
An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain.
Resource
A source or supply that benefits organisms.
Secondary Consumer
An animal that eats primary consumers
