1.0 Vocab Ecosystems

All the nonliving factors in an ecosystem are called...

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

All the living factors in an ecosystem are called...

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

An individual form of life is called...

• abiotic

• biotic

• organism

Organisms of the same kind are called...

• abiotic

• biotic

• species

All the individuals of the same species in an area at a certain time are called a ...

• organism

• species

• population

• community

Populations of different species in a given area are called a ...

• organism

• species

• population

• community

A certain number of living and nonliving factors in an area make up a(n)...

• ecosystem

• species

• population

• community

The number of organisms an area can support determined by limiting factors.

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

• ecosystem

• competition

A biotic or abiotic factor that limits the number of individuals that can live in an ecosystem.

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

• ecosystem

• competition

Interactions among organisms when resources are scarce or plentiful lead to ...

• ecosystem

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

• competition