Vocab+1-4

1) Abiotic factors - All of the non-living components of an ecosystem. 2) Biotic factors - All of the living components of an ecosystem. 3) Ecology - The study of interactions within an ecosystem. 4) Ecosystem - Everything in an area, both biotic and abiotic. 5) Environment - Everything around an organism. 6) Biome - Area with a distinct climate, flora and fauna. 7) Niche - The role, job or way of life of an organism. 8) Flora – Plants 9) Fauna – Animals 10) Terrestrial - Having to do with land. 11) Deciduous - Type of tree that loses its leaves in the autumn. 12) Coniferous - Cone-bearing trees, they have needles instead of leaves. 13) Aquatic - Pretaining to the water biomes. 14) Herbivore - Animal that eats plants. 15) Predator - Animal that hunts, kills and eats another. 16) Community - All of the populations in an area. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">17) Population - All of the members of a species in a given area at a given time. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">18) Species - Organisms that look similar and can breed to produce viable offspring. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">19) Trophic Level - Feeding levels in an ecosystem. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">20) Omnivore - Organisms that will eat meat or vegetable matter.