Ecology Vocabulary

Question 0

Ecosystem

Answer 0

All the living and nonliving things interact in a particular environment. An ecosystem can be as small as a meadow or as large as a forest.

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The scientific study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

Question 2

Biotic factor

Answer 2

A living thing in an ecosystem

Question 3

Abiotic factor

Answer 3

• A nonliving physical or chemical part of an ecosystem

- nonliving thing

Question 4

Species

Answer 4

A group of living things that are so closely related that they can breed with one another and produce offspring that can breed as well
-a group of organisms that are so similar that they can produce offspring that can produce offspring

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area. For example, a desert will have populations of different species of lizards and cactus plants.

Question 6

Habitat

Answer 6

The natural environment in which a living thing gets all that it needs to live; examples include a desert, a coral reef, and a freshwater lake
-the physical location

Question 7

Niche

Answer 7

The role a living thing plays in its habitat. A plant is a food producer, whereas an insect both consumes food as well as provides food for other consumers

Question 8

Community

Answer 8

All the populations that live and interact with each other in a particular place. The community can live in a place as small as a pond or a park, or it can live in a place as large as a rainforest or the ocean.