You be the Ecologist Vocab.Chap. 18 Section 1

biotic factor

a living part of an ecosystem

a=

not (prefix)

abiotic factor

a nonliving part of an ecosystem

ecology

the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

species

a group of organisms that are similar and reproduce to produce fertile offspring

population

all the members of one species in a particular area

community

all the different populations that live together in an area

ecosystem

all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

habitat

where an organism lives

niche

an organism's role in an ecosystem

homeostasis

the maintenance of a stable internal condition