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
Omnivore
Eats both plants and animals
Decomposer
Organisms that break down dead and decaying organisms fungi and bacteria
Detritivores
Feed on dead organic matter
eats dead shit
Scavenger
Eat dead organisms that they DID not kill
Habitat
The place where an organism lives out its life forest - tree - pond
Niche
The role or position a species has in its environment