Unit 5 Vocabulary

The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and the environment.

• Population

• Ecology

• Species

• Community

An environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living things.

• Abiotic

• Biome

• Biotic

• Species

An environmental factor that is not associated with the activities of living things.

• Abiotic

• Niche

• Biotic

• Habitat

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

• Community

• Species

• Ecology

• Population

All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.

• Community

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Biome

A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.

• Niche

• Species

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

A community of organisms and their abiotic (nonliving) environment.

• niche

• Species

• Community

• Ecosystem

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

• Genetics

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

The role of a species in it community, including use of its habitats and its relationships with other species.

• Biome

• Biome

• Niche

• Ecosystem

A place where and organism usually lives.

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Species

• Biome