Ecology Definitions

Ecology

• Is the study of the interrelationships between plants, animals and their environment

• Is the study of plants and animals

• Is the study of plants, animals and the place in which they live

• Is the study of how the body work

Biosphere

• The part of earth that has life

• The earths surface

• The part of the earth that contain living things

• The part of the earth that contains dead things

Ecosystem

• The biosphere

• A group of plants and animals

• An environment

• Organisms and their interactions with the environment

Habitat

• The part of the earth that has living things

• Interrelationship between plants and animals

• A group of animals living together

• The place where species live

Niche

• Non-living

• An organisms functional role that it plays in the community

• Different species sharing the resources in an ecosystem

• The parts of the earth that contain living things.

Population

• Different species sharing the resources in an ecosystem

• Members of a species in a habitat

• Members of one species living in an ecosystem

• Living things

Community

• Different species sharing the resources in an ecosystem

• The number of specie in an enviornment

• The same organisms in an ecosystem

• Members of one species living in an ecosystem

Abiotic

• Non-living

• Living

• Dead

Climate

• The amount of rain, wind and sunshine

• The weather over a short period of time

• Refers to weather over a long period of time

• The weather recorded over the previous week

Biotic

• Relates to soil

• Organic matter

• Non-living

• Living