Ecosystems

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

All the living organisms and all the non-living components in a specific habitat, and their interactions.

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

The place where an organism lives.

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

All of the organisms of one species, who live in the same place at the same time, and can breed together.

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

All the populations of different species who live in the same place at the same time, and can interact with each other.

Question 5

Niche

Answer 5

The role a species in an ecosystem occupies.

Question 6

Biotic factor

Answer 6

How living organisms can affect each other. Food supply, predation, disease.

Question 7

Abiotic factors

Answer 7

The effects of non-living components in an ecosystem. pH, temperature, soil types.

Question 8

Tropic level

Answer 8

The level at which an organism feeds in a food chain.

Question 9

Succession

Answer 9

A directional change in a community of organisms over time.