Ecology Keywords

Ecology Keywords

1. Habitat

   • A place where an organism lives e.g. pond, tree, soil, meadow etc.

2. Environmental conditions

   • The conditions in which an organism lives e.g. dry, humid, damp, light etc.

3. Population

   • The number of a particular species living in a particular habitat at the particular time

4. Competition

   • The relationship between different organisms requiring the same resources

5. Adaptations

   • The features unique to the organism that allow it to survive within its habitat

6. Community

   • A number of different species living within the same place at the same time.

7. Predator

   • An animal that eats other animals

8. Prey

   • An animal that gets eaten

9. Nocturnal

   • Organisms that are active at night

10. Seasons

    • Periods within the year with different weather patterns

11. Climatic stress

    • Conditions in the environment that affect an organisms survival

12. Migrate

    • When organisms move to the other habitats to find better conditions

13. Hibernation

    • When organisms reduce their activity during winter