Ecolagy Flashcards
Competition
Organisms of two species use the same limited resource and have a negative impact on each other
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Predation
Is a member of one species a predator eats all or part of the body of a member of another species or prey
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Mutualism
A long term, close association between two species in which both parters benefits and the other one is unaffected
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Commensalism
A long term close association between two species in which 1 benefits and the other one is unaffected
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Parasitism
A long term close association between two species in which one benefits and the other is harmed
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Define ecology
Is the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
Describe the difference between a food chain and a food web
A food chain outlines whom eats whom and a food web is all of the food chains in a ecosystem
Habitat and niche
A habitat is where the organism lives and a niche defines the role played by the organism
Biotic factors and abiotic factors
Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are non living things
Biome
Group of ecosystems with the same climate and dominant community’s
What are the four types of estuaries
Fjord, tectonic, Bar built, Drowned River Mouth
Biosphere
The combined portions of earth in which all living things exist
Portion of the ocean divided into two horizontal parts
Pelagic and oceanic
How are the ocean layers divided horizontally
By the amount of sunlight