Ecosystem Common Terms Flashcards
Environment
all the conditions that surround living organisms, other living organisms or non living and the physical surroundings.
Habitat
A place where animals and plants live.
Population
All the members of a single species that live in a habitat
Community of living things
All the populations of different organisms living in the same habitat and how they interact together.
Abiotic
A non living factor that effects living factors (wind, light intensity, heat)
Biotic
All the living organisms in the eco system.
Interdependence.
Within a community in which species depend on each other for shelter, food, pollination, seed dispersal (etc)
Ecosystem
Combination of all the living organisms and non living components and how they interact.