adaptations, interdependence and competition

Question 1

what is habitat?
what is population?
what is community?
what is abiotic?
what is biotic?
what is an ecosystem?

Answer 1

habitat - the place organisms live.
population - how many organisms of one species live in a habitat.
community - the populations of different species in a habitat.
abiotic - non living factors of the environment.
biotic - living factors of the environment.
ecosystem - interaction of a biotic and non biotic community.

Question 2

what resources do plants and animals compete for?

Answer 2

plants - light, space, water, nutrients.
animals - space, food, water, mates.

Question 3

what is interdependence?

Answer 3

in a community species depend on other species for resources. (food, shelter, pollination)

Question 4

what are 4 abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

Answer 4

temperature.
moisture level.
light intensity.
oxygen level.

Question 5

what are 4 biotic factors in an ecosystem?

Answer 5

new predators.
competition.
new pathogens.
food availability.

Question 6

what are adaptations?

Answer 6

features or characteristics that allow a species to live in different environmental conditions.

Question 7

what are structural, behavioural and functional adaptations?

Answer 7

structural - body structure.
behavioural - how an organism behaves. (such as migration)
functional - things inside the body.