Ecosystems Flashcards
What is a population?
A population is a set of individuals of the same species found in a given place in a given time.
What is a biosphere?
A Biosphere is the regions of the surface and atmosphere on the earth or any other planet with living organisms.
What are biotic factors?
Biotic factors are living beings (plants, animals and microorganisms) that are part of a given environment.
What are abiotic factors?
Abiotic factors are the nonliving elements that constitute a given environment, like light, temperature, minerals, water, gases, atmospheric pressure, etc.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a system composed of biotic and abiotic factors in interaction.
What is Ecology?
Ecology is the field of Biology that studies the relationship between living beings and between living beings and the environment.
