B15 - Ecology Flashcards
What is a habitat?
The part of an
ecosystem where an
organism lives.
What is a species?
This is a group of
organisms that can
breed together to produce fertile offspring
What is a population?
This is the organisms of
the same species that
share a particular
habitat.
What is a community?
This is made up of all the
organisms that share a
particular habitat.
What is competition?
A word that describes
the fact that organisms
often need the same resources
What is interdependant?
A word that describes
how organisms rely on
and impact upon each
other.
What are biotic factors?
Other living things that can affect a particular population
What are abiotic factors?
Non living things that affect a particular population
What are 3 biotic factors?
New predators, new pathogens, food availability
What are 3 abiotic factors?
Temperature, wind intensity and oxygen availablity
What resources do plants compete for?
Water, minerals, light and space to grow
What resources do animals compete for?
Food, Mates and territories.
