4.1 ECOSYSTEMS

TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE ECOSYSTEMS

HABITAT - abiotic
includes abiotic factors ( non biological )
- cycle of daylight
- temperature
- climate
- rainfall
- humidity
- slope of land (aspect/gradient)
- geology
- latitude
- longitude

COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS - biotic
the populations of different species that are interactive in a habitat
population : number of individuals of a particular species
species: organisms that reproduce fertile off spring
interacting : feeding (foodchain / food webs)

ECOSYSTEM :: our ecosystem is a community of organisms in a particular habitat, the community is made up of different species interacting within that particular habitat.