ECOSYSTEMSECOSYSTEMSVOCABULARYVOCABULARY

EcosystemEcosystem

• All the living (biotic) and non living (abiotic) factors in an environment .

• Ex: rocks, trees, animals, soil

BIOMEBIOME• A LARGE REGION OF LAND WITH A

DISTINCT CLIMATE AND CERTAIN TYPES OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE.

BIOTIC FACTORBIOTIC FACTOR

• THE LIVING FEATURES IN AN ENVIRONMENT.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE BIOTIC FACTORS?

ABIOTIC FACTORABIOTIC FACTOR

• THE NON-LIVING FEATURES IN AN ENVIRONMENT.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE ABIOTIC FACTORS?

POPULATIONPOPULATION

• ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS OF ONE SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AT THE SAME TIME.

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

• THE POPULATIONS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES THAT INTERACT IN SOME WAY.

ECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM

• ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN AN AREA AND THE ABIOTIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT THEM.

BiosphereBiosphere

• The part of the Earth that supports life