Ecology Flashcards
Ecology
The study of interaction between organisms and the environment
spices
One type of organism
biotic Factor
All the parts of the environment that are living.
Abiotic Factor
All the parts of the environment that are non living.
Habitat
The place where an organism lives in a community.
Population
All the organism of the same species living in the same place at the same time.
Community
All the population that live in the same place at the same time.
Ecosystem
A community interacting with the abiotic parts of the environment
Enegry Pyramid
A Diagram showing trophic level/ level in food chain
Sun
Main source of energy for all living things
Producer
Makes it own food.
Photosynthesis
The process of food making in producer.
Consumer
An organism that eats other organisms
Herbitove
An organism that only eats plants
Carnivore
All organisms that only eats animals
Scavenger
An orgganism that eats organism that are already dead
Omnivore
An organism that eats both plants and animals
Decomposer
An orgaism tthat breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals.
food chain
THe transfer of energy (food) from one organisims to another
Food Web
When different chains overlap
Competition
The contest among organism to get all they need to survive
Niche
the role (job) a species has within a community
Predator
an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.
Prey
an organism that gets eaten by a predator.
Limiting Factors
an environmental factor that causes the population to decrease
Symbiosis
A relationship where food, shelter, support or transportation is provided for one or both organisms.
Natural Selection
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources and the process in whice a spices become better suited to its environment
