Home > Flashcards > Biology > Ecology

Details Title: Ecology Description: Ecology Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 06/16/2008 18:24:30	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 What is Ecology? Definition The study of the interaction of organisms with other organisms and their environment. Term What are abiotic factors? Definition Nonliving organisms Term What are biotic factors? Definition Living Factors Term What is a habitat? Definition A place where an organism lives. Term What is a niche? Definition The combination of an organism, its role, and its habitat. Term What is the biosphere? Definition The thin volume of Earth and its atmosphere that supports life. Term What is an ecosystem? Definition All living and non-living things found in a place. Term What is a community? Definition All interacting organisms living in an area. Term What is a population? Definition All of the members of one species that live in an area. Term What is an organism? Definition An individual living thing. Term What are three types of Symbiotic Relationships? Definition Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism. (Know what they are)