| Definition of an Ecosystem | All the organisms and the environment in which they live form an ecosystem |
| Definition of a Population | Groups of the same species of animals’ form populations within the ecosystem |
| Definition of a Community | All the populations of organisms that live and interact in an ecosystem form a community |
| What are abiotic factors? | Physical, non-living factors that affect distribution of an organism |
| What are biotic factors? | Living organisms affecting other populations in the ecosystem |
| Structural Adaptation | Feature of an organism |
| Behavioural Adaptation | Action the organism does |
| Functional Adaptation | Process the organism does |
| Definition of Interdependence | All of the different species in a community depend on each other |
| What do plants compete for? | Light, space, water and mineral ions |
| What do animals compete for? | Food, water, mates and territory |
| What's a stable community? | When the population of a species remains fairly constant in a community. The populations of organisms are in balance with each other and with the abiotic resources |
| Biotic factors are: | Competition between species, availability of food, new predators and new pathogens |
| Abiotic factors are: | Temperature, light intensity, soil pH and mineral content, water, wind intensity and direction, carbon dioxide and oxygen for aquatic organisms |
