Ecology Flashcards
What is the components of an ecosystem
They are made up of living and no living things
What is all living things in one ecosystem called
A community
What does a food chain show
Food chain shows the path energy takes in a specific ecosystem
Why are Energy pyramids usually no more than four trophic levels
Once you reach the top there is very little energy available
What is the interaction between two organisms where one receives a benefit and the other is an helped or harmed
Commensalism
What is it when 2 organisms use the same resources, there is a struggle to obtain the resources.
Competition
What is it when an interaction between two organisms where one receives the benefit and the other is harmed
Parasitism
What is it when an interaction between two organisms were both receives benefits as a result of their interaction
Mutualism
What is it when an interaction between two organisms where the predator needs to hunt and kill the pray for food/energy in order to survive
Predatory/prey
What is it when a group of organisms of the same species living in one are at one time
Population
What is the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their physical environment
Ecology
