competition and interdependence

Question 1

what is a habitat?

Answer 1

environment which an organism lives in

Question 2

what is a population?

Answer 2

all organisms of one species in a habitat

Question 3

what is a community?

Answer 3

population of different species living in a habitat

Question 4

what is a biotic factor?

Answer 4

living factors of an environment e.g. food

Question 5

what is an abiotic factor?

Answer 5

non-living factors of an environment e.g. temperature

Question 6

what is an ecosystem?

Answer 6

biotic and abiotic parts of an environment and how they react

Question 7

organisms need things from environment and other organisms to survive and reproduce, why might this be a problem?

Answer 7

because organisms compete with eachother for same resources

Question 8

what 4 things do plants compete for?

Answer 8

light, space, water and mineral ions from soil

Question 9

what 4 things do animals compete for?

Answer 9

food, water, territory and mates

Question 10

what is meant by interdependence ?

Answer 10

all of different species in a community depend on eachother

Question 11

what is meant by a stable community?

Answer 11

when population of different species remain constant