3. Vocabulary
1. Environment: the surrounding in which an organism lives
2. Biotic: living parts of an environment
3. Abiotic: nonliving parts of an environment
4. Habitat: the part of the environment in which an organism lives
5. Population: organisms of the same species that live together
4. More Vocabulary
6. Community: populations living in the same environment at the same time
7. Ecosystem: a community and the abiotic parts of an environment
8. Niche: the role of an organism in an ecosystem
9. Biome: is a region of the world defined by its climate and the unique plants
and animals that live there
5. Biotic Factors
What are some living things you may find that make up an ecosystems?
Animals
Plants
Insects
Algae
Microscopic organisms
6. Abiotic factors
What are some nonliving factors that might make up an ecosystem?
Land
Rocks/minerals
Terrain
Soil
Air
Amount of sunlight
Temperature
Water
Lakes, rivers, ocean
Amount of rainfall
Humidity
Abiotic factors determine what type of life an ecosystem is suitable
