Basic Properties of Life lesson1 Flashcards
The basic properties of life
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Respiration
Adaption
Metabolism
Production/Secretion
Energy Processes
Growth/Development
Order
Biosphere
Consists of all life on earth and all places where life can exist.
the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms
Levels of Biological Organisation
Atom,
Molecule,
Macro Molecule,
Cell,
Tissue,
Organ,
Organ-system,
Organism.
Ecosystem
all the living and non-living things in an environment.
a Community
all of the living beings within an ecosystem,
group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area at the same time
Population
a group of the same species, living in the same area at the same time.
Vertebrates
Vertebrates are animals with bony or cartilaginous endoskeleton (spine or backbone),around and along the spinal cord
including all fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Non-Vertebrates
Invertebrates is a term describing animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column.
Autotroph
an organism that can convert abiotic sources of energy into energy stored in organic compounds.
Capable of self nourishments.
Heterotroph
an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers
Mixotroph
an organism capable of being both an Autotroph and a Heterotroph
Primary Consumers
organisms that consume producers(autotrophs-plants)
-Herbivores
Secondary Consumers
organisms that consume primary consumers
-carnivores
Tertiary Consumers
organisms that consume secondary consumers
-omnivores
Decomposers
Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
(fungi)
