ecology Flashcards
Abiotic factors
nonliving in an ecosystem
biosphere
any area which organisms live
biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
biotic factors
all living or once living things in an ecosystem
carnivores
eats other herbivores and other consumers
consumers
organisms that cannot make their own food and feed on eating producers and other organisms
decomposers
organisms that break down waste and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment
ecology
the study of how living organisms interact with eachother and with their environment
ecosystem
all living and nonliving things in one place
herbivores
eats only plants and others producers
omnivores
eat producers and consumers
producers
organisms that use an outside energy source, such as the sun, and produce their own food
scavengers
a carnivore that feeds on dead bodies of dead organisms