Ecosystems Flashcards
Environment
All the abiotic and biotic factors that surround an organism
Adaptation
A type of behavior that allows a species to live and reproduce in the environment that it is in
Species
A specific type of a biotic factor in a population
Community
All of the biotic factors that live together in an ecosystem
Biotic
Living
Abiotic
Non living
Niche
Each species’ role in it’s community
Ecosystem
An area where biotic and abiotic factors interact with each other
Population
One type of biotic factor in a community
Habitat
Where a biotic factor lives
Biome
Regions of the world with a similar climate, plants, and animals
Taiga
The largest biome in the world
Tundra
The coldest biome in the world
Grassland
A biome with lots of grass and scattered trees
Desert
The hottest biome in the world
Rainforest
The biome with the most rainfall in the world
Deciduous forest
A biome with trees that lose their leaves in the winter
Herbivore
An animal that only eats plants
Carnivore
An animal that only eats meat
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
Producer
An organism that uses the sun’s energy to make it’s own food. Plants are producers.
Consumer
Organisms that get energy from eating producers or other consumers. Deer and people are consumers .
Decomposer
Organisms that consume dead plants and animals. Mushrooms and bacteria are decomposers.
Food web
A group of interconnected food chains
Food chain
Something that shows how consumers eat producers, consume other consumers, and how decomposers consume dead plants and animals to give nutrients to producers. It shows how each plant or animal gets its energy.
