Ecology Flashcards
Study of organisms and their interactions with their environment and other organisms.
Ecology
Nonliving parts.
Abiotic
Living parts.
Biotic
Individual within a species.
Organism
All members of the same species in an area.
Population
Several populations living and interacting in an area.
Community
Community plus abiotic factors.
Ecosystem
Many similar ecosystems within a large area.
Biome
All biomes of the entire world.
Biosphere
An organism that makes its own food (usually from photosynthesis), is the lowest on the energy pyramid, and receives the most energy.
Producer
An organism that eats plants to get energy, is the second lowest on the energy pyramid, and receives the second most amount of energy.
Primary Consumer
An organism that eats plants and/or other animals to get energy, is the second highest on the energy pyramid, and receives the second least amount of energy.
Secondary Consumer
An organism that eats mainly other animals (and sometimes plants) to get energy, is the highest on the energy pyramid, and receives the least amount of energy.
Tertiary Consumer
A diagram to show how energy is transferred from one organism to the next and to show how much is transferred from one organism to the next organism.
Energy Pyramid
Level of energy within the energy pyramid.
Trophic Level
