4.1 Studying Ecology

Question: Ecology

Answer: is the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments.

Question: Species

Answer: is a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Question: Population

Answer: members of a species that all live in the same area.

Question: Community

Answer: all of the population in a particular area.

Question: Ecosystem

Answer: all living things and their physical environments within a particular area.

Question: Biosphere

Answer: the earth, and all of its organisms and environments.

Question: Biotic Factor

Answer: any part of an ecosystem that is living or used to be living.

Question: Abiotic Factor

Answer: any part of an ecosystem that has never been living.

Question: Habitat

Answer: the specific environment in which an organism lives.

Question: Resource

Answer: anything an organism needs; includes nutrition, shelter, mates, and breeding sites.

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