Basic Ecosystem Vocab

How the world is divided into regions that are large ecosystems with generally the same climate and organisms.

• habitat

• biomes

• population

• community

Is a group of organisms of one species that lives in the same place at the same time.

• population

• habitat

• community

• ecosystem

The role an organism has in an ecosystem.

• habitat

• biomes

• niche

• population

Is made up of all the populations in an area.

• ecosystem

• biome

• habitat

• community

All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• population

Living things.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

Nonliving things.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

The place in which an organism lives.

• niche

• population

• community

• habitat