Chapter 1 Flashcards
the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment
ecology
the living factors
biotic
the nonliving part
aboitic
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
population
all the populations that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
community
a community o organisms and their abiotic environment
ecosystem
the part of Earth where life exists
biosphere
eats plants
herbiores
eats meat
carnivore
eats plants and meat
omnivore
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
food chain
a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
food web
a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
energy pyramid
the amount of population that an environment can souport
carrying capacity
the thing eaten
prey
