How are Ecosystems Structured? Flashcards
Define Habitat.
A place were an organism lives
Define Population.
All of the organisms of one species in an area/habitat
Define Producers.
An organism that produces organic molecules eg glucose using sunlight energy
Define Consumer.
An organism that eats other organisms
Define Decomposes.
An organisms that break down dead or undigested organic material
Define Tropic Level.
A stage on a food chain occupied by a particular group of organisms
Define Ecosystem.
All the living organisms in a certain area and all the non-living conditions found there
Ecosystems are dynamic. What does this mean?
It’s changing all the time
Define Biotic Factors.
Living features of an ecosystem
Give examples of a Biotic factors.
Predators or food
Define Abiotic Factors.
Non-Living features of an ecosystem
Give examples of a Abotic factors.
pH,temperature,water
What is energy transferred through?
The ecosystem
How does energy enter an ecosystem?
When producers carry out photosynthesis
How is energy stored?
As biomass
