Ecology (053) Flashcards
Ecology
The study of interactions between organisms and the enviorment
Species
One type of organism
Biotic Factors
All the parts of the enviorment that are living
Abiotic Factors
All the parts of the enviorment that are nonliving
Habitat
The place where an organism lives in a community
Population
All the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time
Community
All the populations that live in the same place at the same time.
Ecosystem
A community interacting with the abiotic parts of its enviorment
~All the biotic and abiotic parts of an area~
Energy Pyramid
Diagram showing the trophic level ~ Level in food chain
Sun
Main source of energy for all living things
Producer
Makes its own food
~Autotroph~
Photosynthesis
The process of making food
~Making in producers~
Sunlight + Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Water (H2O) —> Sugar (Energy) + Oxygen (O2)
Consumer
An organism that eats other organisms
(Heterotroph)
Herbivore
An organism that only eats plants
Carnivore
An organism that only eats animals