Ecology

study of the relationship between organisms and thier environment

warming of the earth due to the insulating effect of gases in the atmosphere

dying out of a species

area on or around Earth where life exsists

biotic and abitoic components of an environment

all populations in one area

all members of a species that live in the same area and make up a breeding group

group of organisms of a single type that are capable of producing fertile offspring in the natural environment

nonliving component of an ecosystem

living component of an ecosystem

organism that doesn't regulate its internal environment

organism that uses energy to control its internal environment

state of decreased metabolism

a population moving

way of life for a species

moving into a population

moving out of a population

biotic or abiotic factor that restrains the growth of a population

number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem is capable of supporting

variable related to the density of a population that affects population size

variable that affects population size regardless of population density