Ecosystem and Ecological Relationships

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Biodiversity

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the variety of all living things on Earth, including the diversity of genes within species, the variety of different species themselves, and the variety of ecosystems they inhabit

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biotic factors

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the living or once-living parts of an ecosystem

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abiotic factors

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the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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abiotic factors examples

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sunlight, water, and oxygen are all examples of this

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biotic factor example

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the decayed remains of an organism are an example of this

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habitat

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the area in an ecosystem where an organism lives and interacts with its environment

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ecosystem

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all of the living and nonliving factors in an environment

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niche

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an organism's role/job within the ecosystem; how it interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors in the ecosystem

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Predation

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a relationship wherein one organism is partially or completely consumed by another

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Competition

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a relationship between two or more organisms that need the same resource at the same time