Ecology Vocabulary

2. A graphing representation of data that allows us to see the connection between two numerical values.
6. A very important type of species in an ecosystem due to the fact that other species rely heavily on this one.
8. Wildebeest, grass, and beetles are examples of _ factors.
9. When plotted points are close to the line of best fit and have a high rate of change, we say there is a _ correlation.
13. A group of one species living in a certain area at a certain time, for example, the humans in Denver.
14. An area with a high number of different species would be described as having high _.
15. Factors like weather and natural disasters that will happen regardless of how large a population is.

1. Factors like predators, foods, disease that's impact changes based on the population size.
3. When an ecosystem runs out of resources, like food, and a population can no longer keep growing in size, this is called _.
4. When plotted points are far from the line of best fit and have a slow rate of change, we say there is a _ correlation.
5. Rocks, air, water are examples of _ factors.
7. An area of land with all its abiotic and biotic factors present.
10. A group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
11. An area of only biotic factors, like grass, bugs, and mammals, interacting.
12. The parts of a whole are called _.