Ecosystems Flashcards
1
Q
What’s Ecosystem?
A
a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms
2
Q
What’s Biosphere?
A
its the zone around the Earth where life can exist
3
Q
What’s Biotic and Example?
A
a living component of an ecosystem
ex.) plants and animals
4
Q
What’s Abiotic and Example?
A
non-living part of an ecosystem
temperature, light, and water
5
Q
What’s Limiting Factor?
A
population’s size and slows or stops it from growing
6
Q
What’s Ecological Niche?
A
species interacts within an ecosystem
7
Q
What’s Carrying Capacity?
A
a species’ average population size in a particular habitat
