5B Ecology

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

Group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat.

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

Part on an ecosystem in which particular organisms live.

Question 3

Community

Answer 3

All the organisms of all species living in the same place at the same time

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

Environment including all the living organisms in the area and the abiotic factors

Question 5

Niche

Answer 5

Organisms role within an ecosystem, including their position in the food web and habitat. Each species occupies their own niche governed by adaptation to both abiotic and biotic conditions.

Question 6

Carrying capacity

Answer 6

Maximum population size an ecosystem can support.

Question 7

Biotic and abiotic factors

Answer 7

Biotic - The living features of an ecosystem.
Abiotic - Non-living features of an ecosystem

Question 8

Biosphere

Answer 8

All of the areas of the surface of the Earth where living organisms can survive.