bio 2& Flashcards
scienfic discipline that studies the relationship among living organisms the interactions between organisms and their environment
ecology
ball of life
biosphere
all the living things that are in the environment
biotic factors
all the non-living factors in an environment
abiotic factor
Individual organisms of a single species that share the same geographic location at the same time.
population
group of interacting population that occupy the same geographic area at the same time
biological community
biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it interactions among population and the physcial environment
ecosystem
a large group of ecosystem the share the same climate and have similar types of communities
Biome
The place where an organism lives
Habitat
Role and position a species has in its environment
Niche
act of one organism consuming another organism for food
predation
close relationship that exists when two or more species live together
symbiosis
relationship between two or more organisms that live closely together and benefit from each other
Mutualism
relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither help ner harmed
Commensalism
symbiotic relation in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism
Parasitism