U1 Intro to Ecology

ecology

• the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

• the study of the abiotic features in an ecosystem

• the study of ecologic

organism

• any single living thing

• all living things in the universe!

• all living things within an ecosystem

population

• any single living thing

• all organisms of a single species in an ecosystem

• all living things within an ecosystem

community

• all organisms of a single species in an ecosystem

• all living things within an ecosystem

• all living and non-living features of an environment

ecosystem

• the area in which organisms live

• all living things within a geographical area

• all living and non-living features of an environment

abiotic factor

• a non-living feature of an ecosystem

• a living feature of an ecosystem

• all living and non-living features of an ecosystem

biotic factor

• a non-living thing of an ecosystem

• a living organism in an ecosystem

• any living or non-living thing in an ecosystem

habitat

• a large geographic area with a certain type of ecosystem

• where an organism obtains what it needs to live

biome

• a large geographic area with a certain type of climate and ecosystem

• a place where an organism obtains what it needs to live

• an ecosystem

limiting factor

• a biotic or abiotic feature that limits a population's size in an ecosystem

• the largest number of individuals that an ecosystem can support