Section 3.1-3.3 Terms

part of the Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air

• biosphere

• species

• biome

• ecosystem

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

• abiotic

• biotic

• species

• population

a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• community

• biome

• ecosystem

• population

Assemblage of different populations that live together in the same area

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biome

the scientific study of interaction among organisms and between organisms and their environments

• biology

• ecology

• cytology

• genetics

all the organisms that live in a place together with their nonliving environment

• community

• biome

• population

• ecosystem

a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• biome

• biosphere

• community

• population

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

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• community

• ecosystem

physical or nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• biome

• species

organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds, also called a producer

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• consumer

• decomposer