Book 3 Chapter 1 Flashcards
the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their envorment
ecology
describes living factors in the envorment
biotic
nonliving parts of the envirment
abiotic
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a envorment
population
all populations of species
community
a community of organism an their abiotic envorment
ecosystem
the part of earth where life exists
bioshere
an animal the eats lants
Herbivore
an animal the eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
an animal that only eats animals
Carnivore
pathway of energy transfer through stages of animals
Food Chain
a diagram that shows the feeding between organisms
Food web
a triangle diagram that shows ecosystems energy loss
energy pyramid
the largest an environment can support
Carrying capacity
an organism that is killed and eaten by an organism
Prey