ecology

• What does competition in an ecosystem refer to?

  Organisms competing for limited resources
• What is meant by interdependence in an ecosystem?

  Species relying on each other for survival
• What is the definition of a habitat?

  The environment where an organism lives
• What is a population in ecological terms?

  Total number of same species in an area
• What is a community in an ecosystem?

  Populations of different species in a habitat
• What does the term biotic refer to?

  Living parts of the environment
• What does the term abiotic refer to?

  Nonliving parts of the environment
• What is an ecosystem?

  Both biotic and abiotic parts interacting
• Why do living organisms require materials from their surroundings?

  To survive and grow
• What resources do plants compete for?

  Light, space, water, and minerals
• What resources do animals compete for?

  Food, water, mating partners, and territory
• What is interdependence in a community?

  Species relying on each other for resources
• How do some plants depend on animals?

  For pollination and seed dispersal
• What happens if a species disappears from a community?

  It can affect the entire community's balance
• What is a stable community?

  Populations are in balance with each other
• What do scientists call the populations of different species in a stable community?

  They remain fairly constant
• What abiotic resource is mentioned as being in balance in a stable community?

  Water