Defination Flashcards
Ecology
The study of biotic and abiotic components in ecosystems.
Ecosystem
Community of biotic and abiotic organisms
Interactions between species in a specific ecosystem
Come in all different size and shapes
Artificial Ecosystem
Created or changed by humans
National Ecosystem
Not influenced/changed by humans
Aquatic Ecosystem
Ecosystem based in water
Terrestrial Ecosystem
Ecosystem based on land
Sustainable
Populations of organisms that can continue to interact and reproduce forever along with their offspring
Biodiversity
Variety of organisms with different roles in an ecosystem
Species
Groups of similar organisms in an ecosystem that can reproduce with each other and their offspring can reproduce
Population
Groups of members of the same species that live in the same ecosystem
Community
Populations of different species that interactive in an ecosystem
Niche
Organisms with a place and role in an ecosystem
Producers
Organisms that serve as a food source other organisms
Consumers
Receive energy by eating other organisms
Herbivores
Organisms that only eat plants