Defintions Flashcards
What is the definition of biotic
Living factors in the enviroment of an organism
What is the definition of compition
Occurs between organisms when resources are in short supply
What is the definition of succession
Sequence of stages by which a mature biological community develops
What is the definition of Habitat
The specific set of environmental conditions where organisms live
What is the definition of community
All plants and animales that live in the same area and interact
What is the definition of adaptions
The structural, behavioral and physiological features of an organisms that enables it to live successfully in its niche
What is the definition for abotic
Non living factors in the environment
What are abotic examples
Sunlight, water,humidity, temp, alitiude, types of soil, wind,
What is the definition pf a producer
All plants that produce food in photosynthesis and therefore starts all food chains
What is the definition of zoneasion
The distinct bands of life that occur with changes in altitude eg:up a mountain or on a tidal rocky shore.
What is the definition of organism.
any living thing
What is the definition of enviroment
Board genral conditions, both abotic and biotic, where organisms lives
What is the definition of predator
something that eats meat and hunts other animals
what is the definition of species
organisms of the same kind that looks alike and freely interbreed to produce fertile offspring
what is the definition of consumer/herbivore
all organisms that eat organic material