Biology I-1: Chapter 3 Vocab

part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• biosphere
• limiting nutrient
• denitrification
• population
• species

a grou of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

• species
• biosphere
• limiting nutrient
• community
• population

group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• population
• species
• biosphere
• ecology
• community

assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

• community
• population
• species
• ecosystem
• ecology

scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment

• ecology
• community
• population
• biome
• ecosystem

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• ecology
• community
• biotic factor
• biome

a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• biome
• ecosystem
• ecology
• abiotic factor
• biotic factor

any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact

• biotic factor
• biome
• ecosystem
• autotroph
• abiotic factor

physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

• abiotic factor
• biotic factor
• biome
• primary producer
• autotroph

organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer

• autotroph
• abiotic factor
• biotic factor
• photosynthesis
• primary producer