Ecology Flashcards
What is an Ecosystem
All organisms luve together in an area
What does biotic mean
Living organism
What does abiotic mean
Non living organism
What is a producer
An organism (mostly plants and bacteria) that creates their own food
What is a consumer
An organism that cant make its own food to it eats other organisms to get energy
What is sustainability
its the ability to maintain ecological balance.
What is an atmosphere
A layer of gas surrounding earth thats held in place by earths gravity
What is the Lithosphere
The outermost layer of earths rocks and minerals
What is the Hydrosphere
The total quantity of water on earth
What is a biosphere
an area where life can exist within the three spheres
What is and Ecological niche
The role of a species within its ecosystem
What is trophic level
the level of an organism in an ecosystem depending on its position in a food chain
What is a food web
Many interconnecting food chains
What is a herbivore
An organism that only consumes plants
What is a omnivore
An organism that consumes plants and animals