Biology Final

7. the community of plants and animals that occusr naturally in an area, often sharing common characteristics specific to that area
8. Ex:forest and deserts
10. Ex:plants and animals
12. a group of species living together and interacting through ecological processes such as competition and predation
13. divergent evolution: large teeth/large food, small teeth/small food
16. niche all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive(anything you react with)
17. made up of parts of the earth where life exist
18. assortment of living things in an ecosystem

1. a group of individuals of the same species within a community
2. a principle that states 2 species are competing for the same resources, 1 will be better adapted to the niche and the other will be pished into another niche or go extinct
3. all biotic and abiotic factors in an area where organisms can live(home)
4. a chart organizing living things from simplest to most coplex
5. Ex:wind, soil, rocks, sunlight
6. an idividual animal plant, or single-celled life form
9. Ex:ponds, lakes, ocean, coral reef
11. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and lanscape work together to form a bubble
14. a species that has a large effect on its biosystem(beaver, otters)
15. 2 squirrel species: one eats from the ground, the other eats from the trees