Interaction of the ecosystem Flashcards
rmb what I learnt
important terms in the ecology
population,community,habitat
population
it is a group of organisms of the same species living together in a particular habitat.
community
It consist of organisms of different populations living together in a particular habitat.
what is a ecosystem
is a complex system of interactions between living and their environment
Habitat
It is a place where organisms lives and reproduces it provides food and shelter but no protection from predators.
biotic
living
abiotic
physical and non-living
predator- prey
one species kills and consumes the other species the prey
parasitism
one species gains benefits from another species by causing harm to the host
mutualism
an interaction between
what is the energy transfer in an ecosystem
the relationship between the producer, consumer and the decomposer.
commensalism
one species gains benefits from another species without causing any harmful effect on the host
transfer of food chain
90% is lost into surrounding at each level.