Chapter 10: Ecology Flashcards
Ecology
The study of interactions between living and non living things.
Community
A group of populations living and interacting in the same area.
Population
A group of interbreeding organisms coexisting together.
Ecosystem
An association of living organisms and their physical environment
Biome
A group of ecosystems classified by their climate and plant life
Primary Consumer
An organsim that can eat producers
Secondary Consumer
An organism that eats primary consumers
Tertiary Consumer
An organism that eats secondary consumers.
Ecological pyramid
A diagram that shows the biomass of the organsisms at a particular trophic level
Biomass
A measure of the total dry mass of organisms within a particular area
Transpiration
Evaporation of water from leaves
Watershed
an ecosystem where all runoff goes into a single body of water
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Producers
