Ecology Vocab Reading

Study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment

____ factors are the living things within an ecosystem

 place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter,  moisture, and temperature needed for survival

shows how energy passes from one organism to the next (feeding relationships)

eat producers

 animal that hunts and kills other animals for food

 largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support  over time 

_____ factors are the non-living parts of ecosystem (air/water/soil/sun)

Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems. Includes: Tundra,  Desert, Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Rainforest, Grassland, Arctic Tundra, etc.

in an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and  shelter, and avoids danger