Life On Earth Flashcards
What’s are biotic factors?
Living factors
Grazing, predation, disease, competition, food
What are abiotic factors??
Factors that are non living
PH, temperature, weather
What are biomes?
Various regions of our planet as distinguished by their climate, fauna and flora
What is an eco system ?
All organisms living Ina specific habitat
What is a niche?
The role an organism plays in its community
What is an organism?
Any living thing
What is a population ?
All the organisms of one species living in a specific area
Describe the nitrogen cycle
.animals eat plants
. They poop out that
. Poop is decomposed into ammonium compounds
. Ammonium compounds go through process of nitrification and turn into nitrites
. Nitrates go through process of nitrification turn into nitrates
. Then absorbed by plants
.
What is competition?
When any one resource is required by more than one organism
What is inter specific competitions?
When two different organisms are fighting for the same resource
What’s intraspecific competition?
When individuals of the same species want the same resources
What is biodiversity?
Variety of living things
