T4 Key Words Flashcards
Niche
The position that a living thing occupies in a community
Abiotic factor
Physical factors that affect the distribution of organisms in a habitat
Biotic factor
Other living organisms that affect the distribution of organisms in a habitat
Representative sample
A sample that represents the whole population
Ecosystem
All the living organisms in a given area along with the abiotic factors that influence them
Population
A group of organisms of the same species
Community
A group of organisms of different species that live in the same area
Habitat
The place where an organism lives
Endemism
When an organism is only foind in one geographical location
Evolution
the process in which organisms adapt through inheriting genes that are preferable to suit the environment
Natural selection
When a pressure causes a group of organisms to change over time as the organisms with genes that suit the environment survive and go on to reproduce
Environment
The surroundings/conditions that an organism lives in
biodiversity
describes every living organism within a single ecosystem or habitat,
Species
A group of organisms that share genes and are able to produce fertile offspring when they mate
