Ecological Relationships Flashcards
What is a habitat?
Where an organism lives
What do ecologists do?
Study habitats
What do plants need to survive?
Light, water and carbon dioxide
Also mineral salts, oxygen and space to grow
What is a species?
Each different type of organism
What do organisms need to adapt to?
The different problems in its environment
What does an organism need to survive?
Food, water, oxygen, shelter and a mate
What is a potent used to collect?
Small invertebrates
What is a tullgren used to collect?
Leaf litter
What is a pitfall used to collect?
Small crawlies
What is tree beating used to collect?
Trees/ bushes
What is pond dipping used to collect?
Pond organisms
What is a sweep net used to collect?
Organisms living in long grass
What is the name given to all the plants?
The Plant Kingdom
What is the name given to all the organisms?
The Animal Kingdom
What is distribution?
All places in an environment where an organism is found