6.1 Look around you Flashcards
(10 cards)
Environment
The place where an organism lives together with other organisms and abiotic factors
Community
The living part of an ecosystem; all organisms at a certain location living together
Habitat
The non-living part of an ecosystem; all abiotic factors of an ecosystem
Biotic factor
A living part of an ecosystem (influencing the environment)
Abiotic factor
A non-living part of an ecosystem (influencing the environment)
To compete
To rival, to fight for food, mates and a place in the ecosystem
Predation
A relationship between animals where one animal captured and eats another animal
Predator
The animal that captured and eats another animal
Prey
The animal that is captured and eaten
Ecoduct
A wildlife crossing over motorways or railway lines