ecological terms

Question 1

What is an ecosystem

Answer 1

All of the living and non living organisms in an area

Question 2

What is an environment

Answer 2

All of the conditions that surround any living organisms

Question 3

What is a population

Answer 3

All the members of a SINGLE species that live in an area or the number of organisms of a species in a habitat

Question 4

What is a species

Answer 4

A type of organism that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Question 5

What is a habitat

Answer 5

The enviroment where a species or organism lives.

Question 6

What is a community

Answer 6

A group of populations living and interacting together

Question 7

What is ecology

Answer 7

The study of relationships between living organisms and their enviroment

Question 8

Abiotic factors

Answer 8

light intensity, temperature, moisture levels, soild ph levels, soil mineral content, wind intensity and directions, carbon dioxide levels for plants, oxygen levels for aquatic animals.

Question 9

biotic factors

Answer 9

availability of food, presence of new predators and pathogens

Question 10

what are decomposers (food chains)

Answer 10

bacteria and fungi which break down dead organisms. by releasing enzymes onto the dead matter and then consuming the broken down substances.
when organisms die and decompose plants absorb the broken down nutrients through their roots