Ecology and key ideas Flashcards
1
Q
What is an ecosystem
A
The interaction between a community of living organisms and their environments
2
Q
What is a community
A
Two or more population of living organisms
3
Q
What is a population
A
All the organisms of the same or closely related species in an area
4
Q
What is competition
A
All photosynthesising plants and algae in an ecosystem compete for light, space, water and minerals from the soil.
5
Q
What is inderpendance
A
All organisms in an ecosystem depend upon each other.
