Life Processes In The Biosphere Flashcards
What is the definition of species?
A group of organisms that resemble one another very closely a form a reproductively isolated group that naturally produce fertile offspring
What is the definition of population?
All of the organisms of a species in a particular area
What is the definition of community?
All of the populations of species of plants and animals in a particular area
What is the definition of ecosystem?
A community of organisms, their interrelationships and interactions with abiotics
What is the definition of a biome?
A large geographical region with particular climatic features in which a characteristic, unique community of species lives
What is the definition of the biosphere?
Thepart of the planet that’s inhabited by living organisms
What is the definition of a habitat?
Place where an organism lives, usually a particular part of the ecosystem
What is the definition of a niche?
The role a species plays in a habitat and the way it uses resources
What is the purpose of Taxonomy?
To group and name organisms
How would you define conservation?
Making changes to conserve biodiversity
Name the 7 parts of taxonomy from to bottom?
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
What is the word to describe factors that are not living?
Abiotic
Define range of tolerance
Range within an abiotic factor that an organism can survive in
True or false… autotrophs can’t feed themselves?
False! They do
Define heterotrophs …
Organisms that cannot feed themselves and rely on interdependence
