Section 4: Ecology and the Environment Flashcards
1
Q
What does the term population mean?
A
The total number of one species
2
Q
What does the term community mean?
A
All population and plants in the same area
3
Q
What does the term habitat mean?
A
A place where an organism occurs (lives)
4
Q
What does the term ecosystem mean?
A
A stable, self- supporting system which consists of communities interacting with each other
5
Q
What is a Quadrat?
A
A sampling square 1m^2, that helps us estimate the amount of living organisms in a certain area.
