Ecosystems Flashcards
Producer
A small, living organism (usually a plant) that produces food, (sometimes water,) and energy for bigger organisms called consumers. (See next) An example of this is dry grass/wheat, because it produces food and energy for cows, sheep and goats.
Consumer
A living organism (usually an animal) that eats producers.(see previous) An example of this is a rabbit/bunny, because it eats small berries that give it food, water and energy.
Predator
A living organism a that feeds on smaller animals for food. An example of this is a wolf, because it feeds on small animals like rabbits/bunnies.
Prey
A small living organism that is considered food by bigger animals called predators. These animals hide from predators to survive. An example of this is a small mouse, because it is considered food by snakes, and it hides from them.
Species
A certain living organism that is classifiable from other organisms. An example of this is a Boxer, because it is a variable, or species, of a dog.
Population
The specific amount of living beings in an area at once.
Biodiversity
A variety of different types of plants and animals in one area.
Biosphere
The parts of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere where plant and animal life can exist.
Food Chain
A graph of an animal that eats an animal that eats another animal and so on.
Food web
Multiple interacting food chains
Habitat
The preferred area of an plant/animal to hunt, hide, and survive.
Ecosystem
The interaction between abiotic and biotic factors in one area.
Symbiosis
Two different species of animal/plant living together.
Mutualism
The relation between two living organisms where both benefit.
Commensalism
The relation between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is not harmed
Paratism
The relation between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is not harmed.
Bacteria Fixing
Bacteria in the soil that turns nitrogen gas into a solid for plants to use in the soil.
Lightning Fixing
When nitrogen is turned into ammonia.
Niche
The difference in action by a living object in different places.
Biome
A part of land that is different from others.
Community
A group of different species living in one area
