Ecology Flash Cards
Define non-living
Doesn’t use oxygen, doesn’t require nutrients, water, energy
Define biotic
Living now OR was once living
Define abiotic
Not living now AND never was
What does the M in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Made of cells
-any living thing is called an organism
What does the S in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Sensitive
- sensitive to (react to) changes in their environment
- they respond to a stimulus
What does the N in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Nutrition
FROM THE CHEMICALS OF LIFE…
- water
- carbohydrates
- lipids (ex.fats)
- proteins
- nucleic acids (ex.DNA)
What does the E in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Energy
- needed to work
- animals get energy from their food (plants and other animals)
- green plants get energy from sunlight
What does the R in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Reproduce
- create offspring (children) similar to parents
- this is the next generation for species
What does the G in Ms. Nerg stand for?
Grow and develop
- they become larger and more complex
- babies grow into adults
- seedlings grow into plants
- spores grow into fungi
Define ecology
The study of living things
Define biome
An ecosystem where certain species live, certain weather patterns, etc.
Define niche
An organism’s job or role in their environment
How did Flower gather food/water?
- Used shovel-shaped paws to dig for insects and reptiles for food.
- Water is gotten from food.
What was Flower’s role in her community?
- Leader; protects family
- Breeds to have kids for the future of the group
- Forages for food (for herself) in groups
- Doesn’t allow other meerkats to have children
- Dominant female
What were Flower’s habits?
- Takes turn babysitting the pups and foraging and housekeeping
- Very territorial
- Active in mornings
