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Details Title: Chapter 4 Description: ecosystems, evolution, kingdoms Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 10/16/2007 06:00:05	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Ecosystem Definition all of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment Term Ecosystems  need 5 things to survive Definition o        Oxygeno        Watero        Energyo        Mineral nutrientso        Living organisms Term Biotic Definition living and once living things (plants, animals, dead organisms, leaves, and waste products) Term Abiotic Definition non-living things (rocks, water, sand, sunlight, temperature) Term Organism Definition An individual living thing Term Species Definition a group of organisms that are closely related & can mate to produce fertile offspring Term Population Definition all the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time Term Community Definition a group of the same species that live in the same place & interact with each other Term Habitat Definition the place an organisms live  that has specific characteristics that the organisms that live there need to survive Term natural selection Definition  the unequal survival & reproduction that results from the presence or absence of particular traits Term Evolution Definition a change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next Term Definition