Ecology Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Habitat
A
A place where living things live
2
Q
Ecology
A
The study of interactions between living things
3
Q
Ecosystem
A
A group of organisms that interact with their environment
4
Q
Community
A
All the different animals and plants in the area
5
Q
Abiotic
A
Non living factors that affect organisms in their habitat
6
Q
Biotic
A
Relating to or resulting from living organisms
7
Q
Quantitative
A
Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality
8
Q
Competition
A
When organisms struggle for resource in limited supply
9
Q
Adaptation
A
Any characteristic that improves an organisms chance of survival
10
Q
Interdependence
A
The way organisms rely on each other
