Ecology Flashcards
Ecosystem
all living and non living things in a area
Jeremy
Ashby
Ecology
The study of all living and non living things
Deforestation
Cutting down of lots of trees in an area
Population
The amount of species in an area
Community
all the living things in a area and that can interact with each other
Biodiversity
Living things in an area with differences
Habitat
Where a certain species lives
Niche
What job or role a animal plays in the environment
Host
The animal infected by the parasite
Scavenger
An animal that eats recently dead animals or eats the left overs
Decomposer
The end of the line everything that’s died Goes here and gets recycled
Carrying Capacity
The max animals that a area can handle of animals
Interact
The living things and dead things interacting for the benefits or not
Primary consumer
Eats the grass
Secondary consumer
Eats the animal that eats the grass
Tertiary consumer
Eats the 2nd consumer