Ecology quiz review Flashcards
An organisms habitat provides… to live grow and reproduce
Food, water, shelter, and space
An ecosystem includes…
Biotic and abiotic factors
Abiotic factors include
Water, sun,ignition, pH, temp, and soil
Biotic factors include
All living things in an ecosystem
Population
Consists of a group of only one species
More biodiversity means
More stability for an ecosystem
Community
Different populations living together
Biodiversity
Different forms of life in an ecosystem
Producer
Plant like organism that makes their own food
Consumer
Herbivores, omnivores, scavengers and carnivores
Decomposers
Return nutrients back to the environment to be used again
Food web
Shows how energy travels through an ecosystem
Niche
An organisms role or job in an ecosystem
Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
Commensalism
A symbiotic relationship where one organis Benefit and the other is not affected
