Ecology And Human Impact Flashcards
Ecology
Interaction between living and non living things
Ecosystem
Group of communities interacting with each other and the non living parts of their environment.
Self-supporting
Interact
Relationships between organisms
Ex.) yarn lab
Deforestation
Cutting down of trees
Ex.) burning down trees for land
Population
Group of the same species living in a certain place and can interact with each other
Community
All the populations that live in a certain place and can interact with each other
Biodiversity
Many different species
- no natural predators
- imported species, exotic, non native, introduced, foreign species
Habitat
Place where an organism lives
Niche
The role or job of an organism in its habitat
Host
An organism that is being attacked by another organism
Scavenger
Consumers that way dead animals
Decomposers
Organism that breaks down the wastes/ remains of other animals
Carrying capacity
Largest population that can be supported in an area due to limiting factors
Primary consumer
First to eat plants
Ex.) rabbit ears grass
Secondary consumer
Eats organisms that eats plants
Ex.) cats eat the mouse