Vocabulary: in two separate lists

1. Habitat - The place where an organism lives. A habitat is often thought of as the organism's address. Examples: A lion’s habitat is a savanna. A monkey’s habitat is a rain forest. A cactus’s habitat is in the desert.
2. Niche - An organism’s way of life. A niche is considered to be an organism’s occupation. Examples: A lion’s niche includes where and how it finds shelter and food, when and how often it reproduces, how it relates to other animals, etc.
3. Ecosystem - All the living organisms in a given area as well as their physical environment -- usually made up of many complex interactions.
4. Abiotic factors - Non-living parts of an ecosystem. Examples: caves, rain and other water sources, minerals, etc.
5. Biotic factors - The living parts of an ecosystem. Examples: animals, plants, insects, sponges, fish, etc.
6. Biome - A geographic area characterized by specific plants and animals.
7. Predation - An interaction where one species consumes another.
8. Population - All the species that live in an area and make up a breeding group.
9. Community - All populations in a given area.
10. Predator - An organism that feeds off of other organisms.
11. Prey - An organism that is consumed by another organism.
12. Competition - An interaction among living things where two populations compete for the same resources and territory.
13. Symbiosis - is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species.
14. Parasitism - An interaction among living things where one species benefits from the expense of another.
15. Mutualism - An interaction among living things where both species benefit from the relationship.
16. Commensalism - An interaction among two living things where one species benefits from the relationship and the other is not affected.

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

- all living organisms of other species living around Man within a geographic area,

BIOME

- a particular array/varieties of plants within a geographic area,

CONSERVATION

- the management and protection of a valuable resource(s),

DENSITY

- the number of species inhabitants within a geographic area,

DEFORESTATION

- destruction of forest areas within a geographic area(s),

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY

- protecting the native diversity and the ecological patterns/processes that maintain that diversity,

ECOLOGY

- the relations between living organisms/species and their environment within a geographic area(s),

ENVIRONMENT

- all the conditions, circumstances, etc surrounding and affecting the development/survival of an organism/species within a geographic area(s),

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS

- the amount of pollutant emitted into the environment within a geographic area(s),

EXTINCTION

- the destruction/elimination of an entire species (forever) within a geographic area(s),

FAUNA

- the animals of a specified region or time, FLORA - the plants of a specified region or time,

INORGANIC

- non-living matter,

NATURAL RESOURCE

- an organic or inorganic form of wealth supplied by nature,

NATURAL RESOURCE RESTORATION

- an endangered resource or region is renewed,

ORGANIC

- living organism(s); animal or vegetable,

SPECIES

- a single, distinct kind of animal (fauna) or plant (flora) having certain distinguishing characteristics.