Ecology, Populations, and Evolution Vocabulary

part of Earth where life exitst

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment

• ecology

• population

• community

• geospheres

group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

• population

• species

• community

• biotic factor

groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• species

• population

• biosphere

• community

assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

• species

• ecology

• community

• population

any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• consumer

• population

physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• biosphere

• biome

thin layer of gases that surround Earth

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

all of the water above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

all of the rock at and below Earth's surface

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere