Ecosystems Flashcards
Biodiversity
The total variety of all living things on earth
Habitat
The place where an organism lives
Population
All the members of one species living in a habitat
Community
All the different organism (populations) living in a habitat
Ecosystem
All the organisms (community) living in a habitat and their non living components with which they interact
Producer
Green plants that make their own food using photosynthesis. Always found at the start of a food chain
Consumer
Organisms that eats (consumes) a producer or another consumer for energy
Herbivore
Organisms who eat only plant material
Carnivore
Organisms who eat only animal material
Omnivore
Organisms who eat both plant and animal material
Predator
Organisms who hunt other animals for their food
Prey
An organism that is hunted by a predator
Niche
The role an organism plays within a community
Species
A group of organisms who can interbreed to produce fertile offspring