ecology Flashcards
species
a group of closely related organisms
population
group of species living together
community
different populations living together
ecosystem
interaction between living and non living things
biome
many ecosystems
biosphere
inhabitat parts of the planet
niche
everything an organism needs to survive
exponential growth
no limiting factors
logistic growth
limiting factors
carrying capacity
Mac number of individuals that can be supported in an ecosystem
density dependent
predation, competition, disease, outbreaks, toxins
density independent
natural disasters
species interactions
predation, symbiosis competition
predation
adaptations of predator and preys
symbiosis
mutualism, paratism, commensalism
competition
inter species , intra species
mutualism
both benefit
parasitism
one benefits, one gets harmed
commensalism
one benefits, the other doesn’t get affected
inter species
between different species
producer
make their own food by themselves
consumers
carnivore, scavengers, herbivore, omnivores, decomposers
food chain
to show what an organism feeds on and how energy transfers
biological magnification
increase substances in an organism till it become toxic