UNIT 15 VOCABULARY WORDS 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Biotic: all the living factors within an environment. Abiotic: all the non-living factors within an environment (soil, temperature, rocks, weather, water). Species: A group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce. Population: all the living things that belong to the same population/group and live in the same area. Community: all the populations of different species in a particular area. Habitat: The place where an organism naturally lives and grows. Environment: all of the abiotic and biotic factors within the same geographic location. Niche: a role an organism plays in its environment. Limiting factor: a biotic or abiotic factor needed as a resource for survival; depletion prevents growth or expansion of the population. 10) Interdependence: to depend on one another. UNIT 15 VOCABULARY WORDS 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Biotic: all the living factors within an environment. Abiotic: all the non-living factors within an environment (soil, temperature, rocks, weather, water). Species: A group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce. Population: all the living things that belong to the same population/group and live in the same area. Community: all the populations of different species in a particular area. Habitat: The place where an organism naturally lives and grows. Environment: all of the abiotic and biotic factors within the same geographic location. Niche: a role an organism plays in its environment. Limiting factor: a biotic or abiotic factor needed as a resource for survival; depletion prevents growth or expansion of the population. 10) Interdependence: to depend on one another. UNIT 15 VOCABULARY WORDS 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Biotic: all the living factors within an environment. Abiotic: all the non-living factors within an environment (soil, temperature, rocks, weather, water). Species: A group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce. Population: all the living things that belong to the same population/group and live in the same area. Community: all the populations of different species in a particular area. Habitat: The place where an organism naturally lives and grows. Environment: all of the abiotic and biotic factors within the same geographic location. Niche: a role an organism plays in its environment. Limiting factor: a biotic or abiotic factor needed as a resource for survival; depletion prevents growth or expansion of the population. 10) Interdependence: to depend on one another.