competition

• habitat: where organism lives
• population: ALL organisms of 1 species in a habitat
• community: population of different species living in a habitat
• abiotic: non-living
• biotic: living
• ecosystem: interaction of a community of living & non-living parts of the environment
• what type of factors do biotic factors relate to?

  living
• does a population regard 3 species?

  no
• how many species is a population based on?

  1
• what's a habitat?

  where an organism lives
• whats a community

  interaction of a community between biotic & abiotic factors
• community is the population of..

  different species in a habitat
• abiotic factors refer to

  non-living factors
• | competition

  • organisms compete for resources to survive & reproduce
  • plants compete for...
  • light
  • space
  • water
  • mineral ions
  • animals compete for
  • space
  • food
  • water
  • mates
  • organisms compete for the same resources
• | interdependence & knock on efx

  • in a community, species DEPEND on each other for food, shelter, pollination- this is INTERDEPENDENCE
  • any major change in the ecosystem can have big effects
  • STABLE COMMUNITIES: all species & environmental factors are in balance so population is roughly constant