Test on 9/20/17 Flashcards
Abiotic
factors that include air, water, soil, temperature, wind, source of energy (usually sun)
Biodiversity
the amount of different species or different types of life in an ecosystem
Biotic
factors that include plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms
Community
group of biotic factors working together
Ecology
the study of relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in environments
Ecoregions
an area in Texas that consists of biotic factors functioning together with abiotic factors
Ecosystems
a unit, large or small, that consists of biotic and abiotic factors interacting
Equilibrium
balance in an ecosystem
Habitat
a place where an organism lives and provides for its survival
Limiting Factor
controls a process, such as an organism’s growth or species population size, or distribution
Population
one species in an ecosystem
Sustainability
the way in which an ecosystem is able to continue to function as a balanced system; the ability to keep going
Interval
what a number goes up by in a graph
Range
lowest or highest number on a graph
Blackland Prairie
Dallas is in it
