Ecosystems Flashcards
1
Q
what is an ecosystem ?
2
A
a dynamic system of interactions involving a community of living organisms and abiotic factors of their environment.
2
Q
what is a Habitat ?
1
A
- a place where an organism lives
3
Q
what is a population ?
2
A
- a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same place at the same time and can breed .
4
Q
What is a community ?
2
A
-all the populations of different species living in the same place at the same time .
5
Q
why are ecosystems said to be dynamic ?
2
A
-populations rise and fall due to interactions with the living things and their ecosystem.
6
Q
Name some abiotic factors …
4
A
- ph
- temperature
- soil type
- (effects of non living components )
7
Q
Name some Biotic Factors …
4
A
- (effects of living components )
- food supply
- predation
- disease
