Interdependence and Competition B4 Flashcards
What is ecology?
Ecology is the fact that all organisms have relationships.
What is a community?
All the populations of different species that live together in a habitat.
What is a population?
A population is all the animals or plants of the same species within a community.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is the interaction of a community of living organisms with the non-living parts of their environment.
What is a producer?
A producer is all plants, they get their energy from the sun to produce food.
What is a consumer?
Consumers are all animals who consume food.
What are herbivores?
Herbivores are all animals that eat only plants.
What are carnivores?
Carnivores are animals that only eat animals.
What are omnivores?
Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants.
What is interdependence?
Interdependence is where all species depend on other species in some way.
What are some things animals need to fight for to survive?
Animals fight for territory, food and water and mates.
What are some things plants need to fight for to survive?
Plants fight for light, space, water and mineral ions from soil.
What are biotic factors?
Biotic factors are living factors of an environment
What are abiotic factors?
Abiotic factors are non-living factors of an environment.
What are examples of biotic factors?
Numbers of predators, food availability, number of insects to pollinate plants, disease and human activity such as mining which may destroy habitats.
