Ecosystems Flashcards
Ecosystems
A place where living and nonliving things interact
Community
A place where organisms live together in an ecosystem
Niche
The roll that each organism plays
Biotic
Living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic
Nonliving things in an ecosystems
Population
A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
Environment
All the conditions surrounding a living thing
Species
The lowest level of classification
Adaptations
A change in an organism to better fit an ecosystem
Habitat
The place in an ecosystem in which an organism lives
Producers
An organism that is either a green or bacterium which is the first level of the food chain
Consumers
A organism that feeds on other organisms in the food chain
decomposers
An organism that decomposes organic material
Biomes
A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
Deciduous forest
A forest that is dominated by trees that lose there leaves every year
Desert
An ecosystem that is formed due to the low rainfall it receives each year
Taiga
A boreal forest
Tundra
A type of biome where tree growth is hindered by low temperatures
Tropical Rainforest
A wet forest. It has a lot of plants and animals
Grassland
A large open area full of grass
Producers
Organisms that use the sun’s energy to make their own food
Consumers
Organisms that get energy from eating producers or other consumers
Decomposers
Organisms that consume dead plants and animals
Carnivore
Animals that eat only meat
