Key Terms

Question 1

What does population mean?

Answer 1

Population - all the organisms of a particular species living in a specific area.

Question 2

What does community mean?

Answer 2

Community - all the populations of different species living and interacting in an area at the same time.

Question 3

What does ecosystem mean?

Answer 3

Ecosystem - a self-contained unit where the community interacts with the abiotic and biotic environments.

Question 4

What does habitat mean?

Answer 4

Habitat - the area where a specific organism or group of organisms live.

Question 5

What does Niche mean?

Answer 5

Niche - the role a species has in an ecosystem, which includes all the interactions with the abiotic and biotic conditions of the environment.