ecology Flashcards
1
Q
what is a community?
A
a community is the population of all the different species living in an environment
2
Q
what is an ecosystem?
A
an ecosystem is the interaction between living organisms and their environment
3
Q
what is a habitat?
A
the environment an organism lives
4
Q
what is a population?
A
the total number of organisms of the same species in an area
5
Q
what does it mean if a community is interdependent?
A
this means that the organisms rely on each other. every animal, plant depends on another living organism for food
6
Q
what are some ways in which plants and animals are interdependent with each other?
A
plants need nutrients from an animal’s decay, animals eat plants, animals eat animals.
