Memory Game Ecosystems Word MatchOnline version Sciencecabulary fill it! by Jacqueline Chisholm habitat Ecosystem This exists during a relatively stable state of succession. Abiotic Microhabitat members of the same species that live in the same geographical area very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock Biotic the number of different species of plants and animals in a given area Factors that are living components of an ecosystem. where populations of organisms with biotic and abiotic factors interact place where an organism lives and grows exists when more than one individual or population within an ecosystem relies upon the same limited resource Sustainable Climax Community Competition nonliving components, such as light, space, temperature, soil or water that affect the ecosystem Biodiversity Ecological Succession capable of maintaining the current community at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage Transition of species present in a community in an area barren of life or after a disturbance Population