Environmental Science - Chapter 1, Section 1
About this set
Created by:
pieface108 on June 4, 2012
Subjects:
Description:
More information, never, ever ending information.
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
♥♥♥♥
Order by
15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Habitat | An environment that provides the things the organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. |
| Organism | A living thing. |
| Biotic Factor | The living parts of a habitat. |
| Abiotic Factor | The nonliving parts of an organism's habitat. |
| What are five abiotic factors? | Water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, and soil. |
| Population | All the members of one species in a particular area. |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in an area. |
| Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. |
| Biosphere | All the living things on Earth. |
| Ecosphere | All the nonliving things on Earth. |
| System (Examples) | Circulatory, respiratory, and skeletal. |
| Organ (Examples) | Heart, liver, stomach, bone. |
| Tissue | Similar cells that do the same job. |
| Cell | Basic unit of structure and function in all living things. |
| Organelles (Definition AND example) | Structures that make up a cell. (Ribosomes, mitochondria). |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.