Ecosystem Flashcards
Producers
Is something like a plant that makes food for its self and others people.
Consumer
Is something that eats plants and animals to survive in its habitat.
Predators
Is something that eats other animals for food.
Prey
Is an animal that is being hunted by another animal.
Species
A group of animals that have the same characteristics of each other.
Population
Is a group of animals that live in the same area.
Community
Is a group of different populations that live together.
Biodiversity
The verity of species that exists in an environment.
Biosphere
That part of earth in which life can exist.
Food Chain
It is a line of consumers with only one producer.
Food Web
Is a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things.
Habitat
Is a place where an organism lives.
Biome
A major ecological community such as a grassland, tropical rainforest, or a dessert.
Ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other.
Niche
The place or roll that an organism has in its habitat.