Biology: Habitats and Adaptions

• What is a habitat?


  A place where organisms live
• What defines a species?


  A group of living organisms capable of breeding to produce fertile offspring
• What is a population in ecological terms?


  The total number of one species in a particular area
• What does the environment refer to in a habitat?


  The physical factors such as temperature, soil, and pH
• What is a community in ecological terms?


  All the living organisms of different species living in the same area
• What is an ecosystem?


  The living and non-living components interacting together
• What are the key components of an ecosystem?


  • Living components (organisms)
  • Non-living components (physical factors)
  • Interactions between them