Ecology Flashcards
biotic factors
living parts of an ecosystem
ex plants and animals
abiotic factors
the non living parts of an ecosystem
ex water, rocks, minerals, air, temperature, ph level, dissolved oxygen
levels of organization
organism-> population-> community-> ecosystem-> biosphere
organism
a living thing
population
a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area
community
all populations of different species that live in the same area
ecosystem
communities and abiotic factors that are in an environment
biosphere
part of the earth in which life exists including land water and air
producers
autotrophs convert light energy into glucose through photosynthesis
*ALL ENERGY ON EARTH ORIGINATES FROM THE SUN
ecology
the study of the environment as the home to living things
consumers
heterotrophs obtain energy by eating glucose
Herbivore
organism that only eats plants known as primary consumers
carnivore
organisms that eat other consumers, can be secondary or tertiary consumers
omnivores
organisms that eat producers and consumers, can be secondary or tertiary consumers
scavengers
organisms that eat leftovers
