ECOLOGY AND
HUMAN
INFLUENCES
,DEFINITIONS
, • Population:
• All Organisms belonging to the same species living in the ecosystem
• Community:
• A combination of all populations of different species interacting with one
another within the ecosystem
• Habitat:
• The place where specific organisms live.
• Ecosystem:
• A distinct self-supporting system within which organisms interact
• Quadrat:
• A sampling square that can be used to investigate population sizes and
distributions within a habitat
HUMAN
INFLUENCES
,DEFINITIONS
, • Population:
• All Organisms belonging to the same species living in the ecosystem
• Community:
• A combination of all populations of different species interacting with one
another within the ecosystem
• Habitat:
• The place where specific organisms live.
• Ecosystem:
• A distinct self-supporting system within which organisms interact
• Quadrat:
• A sampling square that can be used to investigate population sizes and
distributions within a habitat
