envirement Flashcards
Predator
Things that hunts
prey
orginism that is hunted
herbivore
plant eaters
Carnivore
meat eaters
Omnivore
eat everything
Piscivore
fish eaters
insectivore
insect eaters
detrivore
=any organism that feeds on the dead or dying components of other organisms—bacteria, insects, worms, fungi (mushrooms, yeasts, and mold
biotic
=living organisms—animals, plants, bacteria, fungus, mold, insects…and more
Organism
any living thing
abiotic
any non-living items—sun, water, air, rocks, heat, soil, oxygen…and more
microorganism
bacteria, virus
Species
organisms that can interbreed
Habitat
= natural environment that provides the necessities for life
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a network of living and non-living entities that live in the same general area that interact with and depend on each other for survival.