Unit 8 Vocabulary

The study of organisms interact with one another and with the environmet

• Biology

• Physical Science

• Ecology

• Science

An interaction between organisms in an area (living organisms in an environment)

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Competition

• Symbiosis

The nonliving parts of the environment

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Ecology

• Predation

A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.

• community

• ecology

• ecosystem

• population

Made up of all the populations of different species that live and interact in the area.

• Community

• ecosystem

• population

• ecology

A community of organisms and their nonliving environment

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• species

Includes organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce offspring.

• organisms

• population

• species

• environment

Large regions characterized by climate and communities of species

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

• Community

• Population

The abiotic conditions under which individuals can survive and the role they play in the ecosystem.

• Niche

• Habitat

• Biome

• Species

The place where an organism usually lives and is part of an organisms niche.

• niche

• ecosystem

• habitat

• biome