Life On Earth Flashcards
Species
A group of organisms that are able to interbreed to produce fertile offsprings
Biodiversity
The variety of organisms on earth
Population
All the member of the one species living in the one area eg. Dogs
Habitat
Place where an organism lives
Ecosystem
All the organisms living in a particular habitat and the non living components with which the organisms interact ( community + habitat)
Community
All the organisms living in a habitat
Niche
A role the organism plays within its community
Intraspesific competition
Competition that occurs to complete for the same resources by the same species
Interspesific competition
Competition that occurs to compete for the same resources you different species
Producer
Organisms which make its own food
Consumer
An organism Which eats its predecessors in the food chain
Omnivore
Animal which eats both plants and other animals
Herbivore
Animal which eats plants only
Carnivore
Animal which eats other animals only
Pyramid of numbers
Diagram which shows the number of each organism in the food chain