Bio Flashcards
Population
All members of the same species, which live in the same area.
Autotroph
Self-feeding
Predator
Hunt - Kill - eat others
Prey
Are hunted and killed for food
Organism
A single living thing
Community
All the population in given area
Ecosystem
A community (all living) and the physical environment together
Biome
A community of plants and animals that have similar characteristics for the enviro they exist in. (Climates)
Biosphere
All of the earth’s ecosystems combined
Biotic Factor
Living parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Heterotrophs
Gets food from others/producers
*humans
Chemosynthesis
Method to make food that allows a special type of bacteria
Powered by chemical energy
Herbivore
Plant Eater
Carnivore
Eat other animals