8th Grade Vocab List 1 Flashcards
the study of how organisms interact with one another and w/ their physical environment
ecology
living things w/in a ecosystem
biotic
non-living factors w/in a ecosystem
abiotic
a group of organisms of the same species living an breeding
population
a group of 2 or more species that live in a particular area
community
a group of living organisms that live in and interact w/ each other in a specific environment
ecosystem
an narrow zone of the earth where land, water and air interact to support life
biosphere
an organism that only eats plants
herbi vore
an organism that eats both plants and animals
omni vore
animals that feed only on meat from others
carni vore
a living organism that produces its own food thru photosynthesis
producer
a living organism that consumes other organisms for energy
consumer
a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals, or waste
decomposer
the greatest amount of organisms a pop. can handle due to limiting factors
carrying capacity
thing you change
IV
thing you measure
DV
an animal that is being hunted down by others for food
prey
an animal that kills and eats other animals for food
predator
an interaction between 2 different organisms that share the same habitat
symbiosis
a type of relationship between a host and a symbiont, where both organisms benefit and no one is harmed
mutualism
a type of relationship between organisms of two species in which one obtains food or other benefits whilst not harming the other (our food)
commensalism (communism)
a type of relationship between different species in which on organism lives in or on the other and benefits from it causing harm
parasitism
the concentration of dissolved salt in a given volume of water
salinity
loose materials that results from disintegration (dead decaying material)
detrius
anything that constraints a pop.’s size and slows or stops its growth
limiting factors
