Ecosystems Flashcards
Population
All members of one kind of organism that live in the same area
Biotic
All the living parts of an ecosystems
Abiotic
Is sunlight a biotic factor or abiotic factor
Community
A group of different populations of organisms
Terrestrial
Land based ecosystem including forests and grasslands
Forest
Have many trees,shrubs,grasses,ferns,and a variety of animals
Grasslands
Have fertile soil and are covered with tall grasses
Lake
Body of freshwater completely surrounded by land
Ocean
Large body of salt water divide by continents
Estuaries
Found where fresh water rivers meets oceans
River
This ecosystem does not contain salt water
Producer
Organisms that use light energy to produce food
Consumer
Organisms that cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and other animals
Carnivores
Animals that eat only meat
Decomposers
Consumers that get the energy they need by breaking down dead or decaying matter