Ecology Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What does population mean?
A
The total number of individuals of one species in a particular habitat at a particular time
2
Q
What is a community?
A
A community is formed of the population of all the species present in an ecosystem at a particular time
3
Q
What is a habitat?
A
Places where specific organisms live, containing a range of biotic and abiotic factors
4
Q
What is an ecosystem?
A
An easily described system or area where organisms interact with their physical environment.
5
Q
What is biodiversity?
A
The variety of species found within an ecosystem, like the 5 kingdoms (Animals, Fungi, Plants, Bacteria, Protoctista)
