Vocabulary
More than one individual or population in an ecosystem that relies upon the same limited resources
Animal that hunts for its food
Predator
A non-living organism in an ecosystem
abiotic factor
A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
Ecosystem
Increase in ____________ of the species likely contributes to competition between two members of the same species
Population
Weather is an example of this
Abiotic factor
Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive.
Limited resources
Animal that is eaten by the predator
Prey
A living organism in an ecosystem
A self contained living thing
Organism
Organism that obtains nutrients from dead organisms around it
Decomposer
Fungus is an example of this
A biotic factor
When two or more individuals or population attempt to obtain a single resource
Competitive Interaction
Eagles and grizzly bears live together in the same habitat. There will be competition between the eagles and the grizzly bears only when _________.
They feed on the same source of food
The difference between a population and a community
Population is one species and a community is multiple of them