All Life Forms Flashcards
The role and position a species has in its environment, including interactions with biotic and abiotic factors.
Ecological Niche
The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives.
Habitat
Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.
Biotic Factors
Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as soil, water, temperature, and sunlight.
Abiotic Factors
Absorbs light, water, nutrients; provides shelter and food for organisms, gives off oxygen.
Sunflower Niche
Pollinates flowers, supports plant reproduction, interacts with predators.
Bee Niche
Decomposes organic matter, returns nutrients to soil, supports plant growth.
Mushroom Role
The variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem, supported by different niches.
Biodiversity
Transfer of pollen from one flower to another, essential for plant reproduction.
Pollination
Process by which plants convert sunlight into energy.
Photosynthesis
Organism that breaks down dead or decaying matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
Decomposer
Niche is the role within the environment; habitat is the place where the organism lives.
Niche vs Habitat
Pollination of flowers, supporting ecosystem biodiversity.
Role of Plants
Essential for photosynthesis, which allows them to produce energy.
Importance of Light For Plants
A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Food Chain
