Ecology Vocab

A group of organisms that can mate and produce viable offspring

All the living parts of the planet

The number of organisms in a geographical area

The non-living parts of the environment

A community includes only living organisms, while an ecosystem includes both living organisms and their non-living environment.

A community includes both living and non-living things, while an ecosystem includes only living organisms.

A community is larger than an ecosystem.

A community is made up of only one species, while an ecosystem is made up of many species.

A group of organisms living in a particular area and interacting with the living parts of their environment

The role a species plays in its environment, including all of its interactions with living and non-living things

A relationship in which one organism relies on another for survival

The maximum population size an environment can hold

Temperature

Precipitation

Soil type

Geographical area

Increasing concentration of a substance as it moves up the food chain

Decrease in biodiversity

Increase in carrying capacity

Reduction of ozone layer

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring

The living parts of the planet

The number of a group of the same organisms living in a particular geographical area

The study of interactions of organisms with their environment