Ecosystems Flashcards
1
Q
What are ecosystems?
A
-living organisms that interact with each other in a defined area and physical factors in that area
2
Q
What is population?
A
-group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat
3
Q
What is a habitat?
A
-part of an ecosystem in which particular organisms live
4
Q
What is a community?
A
-all populations of different species in the same area at the same time
5
Q
What is a niche?
A
-an organisms role within an ecosystem
6
Q
What is abiotic?
A
-non-living
7
Q
What is biotic?
A
-impact of interactions between organisms
8
Q
What is a feature of ecosystems?
A
-dynamic, constantly changing and vary in size
-determined by biotic and abiotic
