Competition in Ecosystems

As system with all the abiotic and biotic factors in an area and how they interact with each other

• population

• ecosystem

• organism

Something that is needed by organisms that if it runs out organisms will not survive

• factors

• competition

• limited resources

A living thing in an ecosystem like a tree, rabbit, or insect.

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

A non-living thing that affects an ecosystem like water, sun, and soil.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

A self-contained living thing

• population

• organism

• community

A group of interacting individuals of the same species in the same area.

• organism

• species

• population

When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem depends on the same limited resources

• dependent

• competition

When an organism depends on a factor to survive

• dependent interaction

• competition

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in a food chain.

• secondary consumer

• primary consumer

An animal that eats primary consumers (animals that eat plants)

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer