Ecology Key Terms

Question	Answer
Biosphere	The part of the earth where life occurs
Ecosystem	The area of a community of living organisms and their environment
Habitat	The place where a particular population lives
Microhabitat	A specific habitat within a bigger one
Community	All the populations of different species in a place at a particular time
Environment	The surroundings of an organism
Biotic	Factors which are living
Abiotic	Factors which are not living
Population	A group of organisms of the same species living in a particular place at the same time
Species	A group of similar organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
Niche	How an organism fits into an environment. Where it is found and what it does.

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