Unit A Section 1 Flashcards
Ecosystem
Any place or location where living and nonliving things interact.
Biotic
The living parts of an ecosystem.
Abiotic
The nonliving parts of the ecosystem.
Species
a group of animals, plants or other living things that share common characteristics and are able to reproduce.
Population
populationa particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country.
community
all the populations of different species that live and interact in the same place form a community.
Ex…In a pond ecosystem, tadpoles, mosquito larva, birds, and bushes all share the same community.
symbyotic relashnship
A relationship between different species which benefits either or both species.
Parasitisim
One species benefits while one is harmed.
Mutualisim
Both species benefit.
commensilisim
One species receives the benefit.
predation