Ecology Flashcards
Ecology is
The study of the interactions if organisms and their environment
- pertaining to life
- all the living organism that inhabit an environment
- animal, plants, fungi, bacteria (2) , protist
Biotic factors
- without life
- all the non-living parts of the environment
- e.g., soil, rocks, water, minerals, temperature
Abiotic factors
What are the levels of biological organization ?
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
One individual
Organism
A group of organisms of 1 species that interbred and line in the same area
Population
A collection of pop that interact with one another
Community
Interactions if a community and it’s abiotic factors
Ecosystem
Large community of plants and animals that occupied and distinct region
Biome
The portion of the Earth that support life. May different environments exist here
Biosphere
A role a species plays in a community. Includes the space, food, and other conditions the organism needs to survive
Niche
The place where the organism live
Habitat
Organisms that he solar energy to make their own food (producers )
Autotroph
Organisms that depend on other organisms for food and energy (consumers )
Heterotroph
Eat only plantsb
Herbivores
