7.5 Vocabulary

everything that surrounds and affects an animal or plant--includes biotic and abiotic factors

among species each individual organism is different

man-made abiotic factors

every organism is part of multiple food chains

connections represent the flow of energy

recycle nutrients and energy back into the ecosystem

one member of a species

each individual organism is a member of a specific species

group of individuals of the same species in an ecosystem

the place in which an organism lives

all of the populations in an ecosystem

all the living and nonliving parts of a community (has its own unique kinds of species)

a large region with specific climate, plant & animal communities

The part of earth that contains all ecosystems