Leo Flashcards
What are the roles of decomposers
to break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers
What are consumers
All living things that have to hunt, gather and eat their food
What are examples of omnivores
Monkeys, bears, hedgehogs etc.
What’s the definition of abiotic
all non-living things
What does it mean to have a mutualistic relationship between two biotic things (mutualism)
Both species benefit each other
What kind of relationship is between the bird and the tree?
Commendalism
Give an example for a parasitism relationship
Dog and flea
Define what a biosphere is made out of
It is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists (multiple biomes)
Define the word “biome”
Large regions that have about the same temperature and amount of rain or snow, animals and plants
What is a population
All the individuals of the same species in the same area
Define the word “community”
All the populations in one area
Define the word “ecosystem”
“Community + the nonliving things” in one area
What is the study of living things and their relationships with one another with nonliving things
Ecology
Define “biotic”
All living things
What is a niche in the ecosystem
the role an organism plays in a community
Producers are…
Organisms that produce their own food rather eating other organisms to obtain food
What does a carnivore eat
Meat, flesh of animals
What does a herbivore eat
They mostly eat plants
What is a scavenger
Animals that consume dead organisms
Give three examples of scavengers
Vultures, hyena, jackal
Define “Individual” in an ecosystem
A single organism that belongs to a certain species
What is stewardship
The responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being
Define “ecologist”
Someone that studies ecology
