Ecosystems Week 1 Vocab

During a school field trip, Michael and Isla were exploring different environments. What is the Biosphere?

• All the places on Earth where life exists.

• Living parts of an environment.

• Non-living parts of an environment.

• How living things are arranged in an ecosystem.

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• Population

• All the members of one species in an area.

• Biotic

• Living parts of an environment.

• Species

• Non-living parts of an environment.

• Abiotic

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce.

Emma and Jackson are studying a forest ecosystem. What is meant by Abiotic in this context?

• Living parts of an environment.

• Non-living parts of an environment.

• Different populations living together in one area.

• An organism’s role in its environment.

Define Organization in an ecosystem.

• How living things are arranged in an ecosystem.

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce.

• All the members of one species in an area.

• Different populations living together in one area.

Match the following descriptions with the correct term.

• Niche

• All the members of one species in an area.

• Population

• An organism’s role in its environment.

• Community

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce.

• Species

• Different populations living together in one area.

In a school project, David and Maya are studying the number of oak trees in a forest. What does Population mean in this context?

• All the oak trees in the forest.

• Different types of trees living together in the forest.

• An oak tree’s role in the forest.

• A community of trees and their non-living environment.

What is a Community?

• Different populations living together in one area.

• An organism’s role in its environment.

• A community of living organisms and their non-living environment.

• The natural home or environment of an organism.

What is a Niche?

• An organism’s role in its environment.

• A community of living organisms and their non-living environment.

• The natural home or environment of an organism.

• All the places on Earth where life exists.

Define Ecosystem.

• A community of living organisms and their non-living environment.

• The natural home or environment of an organism.

• All the places on Earth where life exists.

• Living parts of an environment.

What is a Habitat?

• The natural home or environment of an organism.

• All the places on Earth where life exists.

• Living parts of an environment.

• Non-living parts of an environment.