Ecology Flashcards
Term used to deceive all the place on earth where life exists
Biosphere
Term used to describe the role of an organism in an ecosystem
Niche
Term used to describe the position of an organism in a food chain
Trophic level
A biotic factor
Living factor
The action of an organism affects the life of another organism
E.g. Food
Abiotic factor
Non living factor
E.g. Soil, pH
The place where an organism lives
Habitat
Difference between contest and scramble competition
Contest - one organism gets the resource
Scramble - all competing get some of the resource
Definition of population
All the organisms of the same species living in an area
Symbiosis
Two organisms from different species live in close association with each other for the benefit of at least one of the species
What is parasitism
One organism benefits but the other is harmed