Unit 3-biodiversity

Question 1

Habitat?

Answer 1

The place where an organism lives

Question 2

Population?

Answer 2

The total number of one species that live in a particular area

Question 3

Community?

Answer 3

All the different populations of organisms living in a habitat

Question 4

Biodiversity?

Answer 4

Variety of species present in an ecosystem

Question 5

What is a niche?

Answer 5

The position of an organism in an ecosystem

Question 6

What’s an example of a niche?

Answer 6

Giraffes with long necks to reach high branches

Question 7

What are abiotic factors?

Answer 7

Non living physical factors that affect organisms

Question 8

What’s examples of abiotic factors?

Answer 8

Temperature, light intensity, pH, moisture

Question 9

What’s a biotic factor?

Answer 9

The living factors affecting organisms

Question 10

Examples of biotic factor?

Answer 10

Grazing, predation, disease, competition for food and space

Question 11

Flora?

Answer 11

Plant species in an area

Question 12

Fauna?

Answer 12

Animal species in an area

Question 13

What’s a biome?

Answer 13

Region of the planet with characteristics eg climate flora fauna precipitation

Question 14

What is inter specific competition?

Answer 14

Members of a DIFFERENT species compete for the same resources

Question 15

What is intraspecific competition?

Answer 15

Members of the same species compete for the same resources

Question 16

Ecosystem?

Answer 16

All the organisms living in a particular habitat and the non living components with which the organisms interact