Living Environment Flashcards
Species
Organisms which can breed successfully and produce fertile offspring
Population
A group of organisms of the same species
Habitat
A place where an organism lives
Community
All of the animals and plants in a habitat
Ecosystem
The community and the habitat. It can also be described as all of the living things together with the non living environment
Niche
The role occupied by an organism in a habitat- what it eats,what preys on it ans where it lives
Ecology
The study of ecosystems and the relationship between organisms and their environment
The source of energy for a food chain/ web is always the …?
Sun
What does a food chain show?
The relationship between organisms and their environment
The levels within a food web are also known as..?
Trophic levels
The arrows on a food web indicate the..?
Direction of energy flow
What are the three types of consumers?
Carnivores, omnivores, herbivores
Heterotroph/ consumer
An animal which depends on other living things (plants or other animals) for its food.
Carnivore
Prey on other animals
omnivore
Eat both plants and animals
