Intro - Unit 10 Vocabulary

nonliving parts of an ecosystem; examples: soil, rocks, water, pH, salinity, temperature

• abiotic factors

• biodiversity

• biome

• biotic factors

the variety of plants, animals, etc. in a given area

• biodiversity

• biome

• biosphere

• biotic factors

a large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems

• biome

• biosphere

• biotic factors

• community

all the combined biomes on Earth where organisms can survive

• biosphere

• community

• biome

• habitat

the living organisms in an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• niche

• habitat

all the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time

• community

• biome

• population

• biosphere

a scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment

• ecologist

• ecology

• ecosystem

• biologist

the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment

• ecology

• ecologist

• biology

• biologist

a community of living organisms plus their nonliving environment

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• biome

the place where an organism lives

• habitat

• ecosystem

• niche

• community