Ecology Definitions

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Ecology Definitions
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Ecology

• The interaction between living things and their
  environment

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Biotic Factors

• Living or once living things

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Abiotic Factors

• Non-living things

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Species

• Naturally interbreeding organisms which produce
  fertile offspring

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Population

• The number of a single species in a given area

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Community

• All of the populations in a given area

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Ecosystem

• All of the biotic and abiotic factors in a given
  area

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Biomes

• Regions of the world with similar climate and
  organisms

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Biosphere

• Everywhere on earth where life exist