Ecosystem Flashcards
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Biotic
Living things in the Ecosystem
Abiotic
Non living things in an Ecosystem
Population
Species grouping (ex. Snake, bird, tree population)
Community
Organisms that live together in an Ecosystem
Niche
The role that each species plays in its community
Adaptations
A structure or behavior that allows a species to live
Species
Members of the same population
Environment
Living and non living things around an organism
Ecosystem
A natural environment for biotic and abiotic factors
Biome
A large ecosystem
Deciduous forest
The biome we live in.trees lose there leaves
Dessert
Gets the lowest amount of rainfall
Taiga
The largest biome and has 1/3 of the worlds trees
Tundra
It’s a cold dessert.its the coldest biome
Tropical rainforest
Contains the most plant and animal life
Grassland/prairie
Main plant is grass.animals are usually herbivores
Decomposer
An organism that eats dead plants and animals
Carnivore
An organism that only eats meat
Ominivore
An organism that eats both meat and vegetables
Herbivore
An organism that eats only vegetables
producers
Organisms that use the suns energy to make food
Consumer
Organisms that get energy by eating producers
Food chain
A series of organisms each depending on the next for food
Food web
Decomposers,producers,and consumers are all in food webs
