POPULATIONS

Question 1

What is a population?

Answer 1

= group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat

Question 2

What is a habitat?

Answer 2

= part of an ecosystem
where a particulaer organism lives

Question 3

What is a communit?

Answer 3

= all the populations of different species in the same area at the same timw

Question 4

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 4

= community
= non living and living
components of an environment
= can range in size

Question 5

What is a niche?

Answer 5

= organisms role within an ecosystem
= each species has their own niche governed by adapation of abiotuc and bitoic factors

Question 6

What is carrying capacity?

Answer 6

= maximum population size an ecosystem can support

Question 7

What are abiotuc factors?

Answer 7

= non living factor that affects the distrubution of organisms

Question 8

What are biotuc factors?

Answer 8

= living factor that affects the distrubution of organisms

Question 9

What does population size depend on, what factors?

Answer 9

= abiotic factors
= biotic factors- interspecies competition

Question 10

What are abiotic factors?

Answer 10

= PH
= temperature
= light intensity
=water avalbility
= humidity
= moisture
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Question 11

What are biotic factors?

Answer 11

= interspecies competition
= diasease
= predatoration

Question 12

What factors are to be considered when estimating?

Answer 12

= data isnt biased
= data collected is reliable and suitable for anylsis
= method of collection pf samples must be appropriaye to species