Ecology 1.1 Vocabulary

What is all of the different populations in a specific area or region at a certain time?

• biomes

• communities

• ecosystems

• populations

What are living things in an ecosystem known as?

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

What are all of the individuals of a given species in a specific area or region at a certain time?

• biomes

• communities

• ecosystems

• populations

• species

What are the individual ecosystems grouped together according to the climate, the main plants, and characterized by organisms’ adaptation to that particular environment?

• biomes

• communities

• ecosystems

• populations

• species

What are nonliving things in an ecosystem known as?

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

What is the term for an individual living organism?

• abiotic

• biotic

• population

• species

What is one or more communities in an area and the abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• communities

• ecosystem

• populations

• species