Ecology Key Terms: Flashcards
1
Q
What does ecosystem mean?
A
= Interaction of a community of living organisms with non living parts of the environment.
2
Q
What is a community?
A
=Two or more different species in a ecosystem.
= STABLE: Species + environmental factors are balanced.
= Population size remains constant.
3
Q
What is a population?
A
= Total number of organisms of one species in a ecosystem.
