ecology vocabulary Flashcards
Biotic
living factors in the environment
Abiotic
nonliving part of the environment
Population
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
Community
all the groups of organisms that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
Ecosystem
a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
Biosphere
the part of the earth where life exists
Herbivore
a plant eater
Carnivore
a meat eater
Omnivore
this eats it all and i mean ALL
Food chain
herbivore eats grass and carnivore eats herbivore
Food web
a more difficult food chain
Energy pyramid
a gain and loss of energy diagram
Carrying capacity
the max population of a habitat
Prey
food for hunters
Predator
hunters
Mutualism
you scratch my back i scratch yours
Commensalism
i lied about scratching your back
Parasitism
a person who never pays you back
Producers
i give you all food
Decomposers
i recycle said food
Desert
just sand
Tundra
COLD MOUNTAIN
Temperate deciduous forest
a big forest
Tropical rainforest
a big wet forest
Coniferous forest
a lot of pine trees
Savanna
dried grass + little water = fire
Temperate grassland
very little water and a lot of dead grass
