Key terms

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

An ecosystem represents the interactions between living and non-living components in a particular area

Question 2

Biome

Answer 2

Area with plants and animals which have similar attributes for the environment they are in.

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

A habitat is where a particular organism lives (i.e. rabbits habitat is grassland)

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

a group of individuals from the same species found in the same area.

Question 5

Community

Answer 5

a community is a group of interacting populations (i.e. foxes and rabbits form a grassland community)

Question 6

Abiotic

Answer 6

Non-living aspects of an ecosystem that shapes the environment (i.e. in terrestrial environment these may be winds, temperatures, soils etc)

Question 7

Biotic

Answer 7

These are the living aspects in an ecosystem that shapes in the environment (i.e. fish and aquatic plants in a pond ecosystem)

Question 8

Niche

Answer 8

Every species has a specialised role, based around the conditions they endure (i.e. in woodland, trees will tolerate different conditions than an owl)

Question 9

Biodiversity

Answer 9

The variety of life. This can be studies on a variety of scales, from a pond ecosystem to the entire world.

Question 10

Keystone species

Answer 10

These are the species that are vital to how an ecosystem works, without them the ecosystem would be completely different or cease to exist. (i.e. mountain lions controlling population of deer and rabbits)