topic 9 - ecosystems (ecosystems)

Question 1

competition

Answer 1

when different organisms compete for the same resources in an ecosystem

Question 2

community

Answer 2

all the different living organisms living and interacting with one another in a particular area

Question 3

ecosystem

Answer 3

an area where all the living organisms and all the non-living physical factors in an area form a stable relationship that needs no input from outside the area to remain stable

Question 4

habitat

Answer 4

the place in which an organism lives

Question 5

population

Answer 5

a group of one species living in the same area

Question 6

species

Answer 6

a group of similar organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring

Question 7

environment

Answer 7

description of the habitat. The surroundings or conditions in which an animal or plant lives

Question 8

abundance

Answer 8

a measure of how common something is in an area.

Question 9

food chain

Answer 9

flow of energy from producer to consumer

Question 10

decomposer

Answer 10

an organism that breaks down dead or undigested organic material