Unit IV Terms

Notes Unit III: Ecology 1 Name: Picture That Multiple Example or Term Definition Non-example #___ The part of the earth and its Biosphere atmosphere in which ______things exist or that is capable of supporting ______large regions characterized by Biome certain conditions, including a range of ______and ______things adapted to those conditions

Ecosystem The ______things within a specific area and their physical environment (______things )

Community All the different populations that ______together in an area. (p.692)

Population All the members of one ______in a particular area.

Organism A complete ______thing

Habitat: The ______where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs.

Ecology: The study of how living things ______with each other and their environment. Picture That Multiple Example or Term Definition Non-example The part of the earth and its Biosphere atmosphere in which ______things exist or that is capable of supporting ______

Biotic factor: A ______part of an ecosystem

Abiotic factor: A ______part of an ecosystem.

Niche: An organism’s particular ______in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living.(p.704)

Adaptation: Structures, functions, or behaviors that enable a species to ______.