Interactions and interdependencies Flashcards
What is a ecosystem?
An area that consist of an ecological community where the living (biotic) and non-living (Abiotic) exist and interact with each other
What is biosphere?
The biosphere is the sum total of all the ecosystems on earth
What is ecology
Study of the interaction between different organisms with their physical and chemical environment
The four levels of ecological interactions
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Communities
Population
Ecosystem is
Living organisms that live together in am environment
The living organisms are
Plants
Animals
People
What can the whole planet be
Be a ecosystem
Examples of ecosystems are
Kruger national park
Kgalagadi
Gariep dam
What does a ecosystem consists of
A variety of biotic organisms
What do all the living Organisms do
Those that occur in the ecosystem contribute to the biodiversity of an ecosystem
Where do we find different plants and animals
Habitat
What do plants and animals form
A community
What do communities consists of. Give examples
Of populations
Eg herds of kudus, flocks of sparrow
What is a ecosystem determined by
The network of interactions between different organisms and their environment
The survival of individual organisms and population depends on
Their ability to integrate and adapt to the changes taking place in their habit or ecosystem
