Ecology Flashcards
1
Q
What does Biodiversity do?
A
Keeps an ecosystem stable
2
Q
Levels of organization
A
Species, population,community, ecosystem,
, and biosphere
3
Q
What is an abiotic factor
A
nonliving
4
Q
What is a biotic factor
A
Living
5
Q
Will organisms compete if they occupy the same niche?
A
Yes
6
Q
Makes there own food
A
Producers
7
Q
What is an autotroph
A
A producer
8
Q
What is a heterotroph?
A
A Consumer
9
Q
Herbivore
A
Eats plants
10
Q
Carnivore
A
Eats animals
11
Q
Omnivore
A
Eats plants and animals
12
Q
Detrivore
A
Eats dead organisms
13
Q
Both organisms benefit from this symbiotic relationship
A
Mutualism
14
Q
One organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed from this symbiotic relationship
A
Commensalism
15
Q
One organism benefits and the other is harmed from this symbiotic relationship
A
Parasitism
