Ecology Flashcards
Ecology
Study of organisms and their interactions with their environment
Abiotic
Non living things
Biotic
Living things
Organism
Individual within a species
Population
All member of the species in an area
Community
Several populations living and interacting in an area
Ecosystem
Community plus abiotic factors
Biome
Many similar ecosystems within a large area
Biosphere
All biomes of the entire world; anything living on planet earth
Photosynthesis
Process where plants take Carbon Dioxide and Water and sunlight to make sugar and oxygen; Autotroph
Cell Resiration
Process by which non plants take in oxygen and sugar to make Carbon dioxide, water and give off heat; Heterotroph
Density Independent Factor
Effects population but out of the organisms control
Density Dependent Factor
Has effect on population due to its high density
Population Density
How many there is in a certain area
Population Distribution
How a population of organisms is organized
