Tuesday, 10 May 2011

4.1

4.1 Understand the terms: population, community, habitat and ecosystem

Ecosystem (e.g. forest with waterfall and life etc): Community of Organisms & Habitat
Community of Organisms: Made up of population of different species interacting
- Population: Number of individuals of a particular species
- Species: Organisms that reproduce fertile offspring
- Interaction: A common example would be feeding
Habitat: Includes all the abiotic factors – non-biological factors e.g. cycle of daylight and dark, temperature, photo period, rainfall, humidity, slope of the land, geology

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