Ecosystems Flashcards
What’s a community
Made up of all organisms within an ecosystem. All populations of different species living in the same habit.
What does population mean?
All the organisms of one species in an ecosystem.
What is a habitat?
A place where all organisms live.
Give examples of communities of plants
Light
Space
I aster
Minerals
Give examples of communities in animals
Food
Water
A mate
Territory
Give examples of ecosystems
Coral reef
Desert
Forest
Grassland
Tundra
Savannah
What is an ecosystem?
All the organisms in an area and the environment affects them
What’s does species mean?
A group of similar organisms that can breed with one another to produce an offspring.
What does animals look for in a habitat within an ecosystem?
Air
Water
Food
Shelter
Mates
What does plants look for in a habitat within an ecosystem
Air
Water
Nutrients
Sunlight
Space
What does interdependent mean?
When the animals and plants within an ecosystem will interact with each other, and depend on each other for resources
Eg it’s a flower gets a disease with the flowers will get it
Why are plants, producers and not consumers?
Because plants make their own food
Whats the meaning of abiotic factors?
Nonliving, physical and chemical factors that affect an ecosystem
Light
Wind
Oxygen
Soil pH
Space
Temp
Aitude
When does competition occur
Competition visors between species when resources are limited
Eg
Light, space, food,water
What’s does Biodiversity mean
The variety of plants or animal life in an area
