Ecology Flashcards
Ecosystems
All the plants and animals in an area interacting with each other and their environment
Habitat
The area where a plant or animal lives.
Producers
Plants that make their own food.
Consumers
Animals that get their food by eating plants or other animals.
Herbivore
An animal that eats plants only.
Carnivore
Animal that eats animals
Omnivore
An animal or plant that eats animals and plants
Decomposers
Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals.
Competition
Takes place when two or more organisms require something that is in short supply.
Food web
Two or more interconnected food chains.
Inderpendence
Living things depend on each other for survival.
Pollution
The addition of unwanted materials to the environment.
Adaption
An adaptation is a structure that helps an organism to survive in its habitat.
Ecology
The study of the relationshipsbetween plants, animals and theirenvironment.
