Unit 2 Review

the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

• Ecology

• Species

• Ecologist

• Biotic Factor

a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring

• Individual

• Population

• Species

• Community

Members of a species that live in the same area at the same time

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

All of the populations in a particular area

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Species

Includes all of the living things and their physical environment within a particular area

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

parts of an ecosystem that are living or once living

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

Parts of an ecosystem that have never been living

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

The specific environment in which an organism lives

anything that an organism needs, including nutrients, shelter, breeding sites, and mates

Would all of the different kinds of organisms in a pond be considered a population or a community?