Organisms And Enviorments Flashcards
Ecology
Study of how organisms interact with other organisms and the nonliving parts of their environment
Organism
Any living thing
Ecosystem
System made of all organisms and nonliving components of an environment
Biosphere
Part of earth in which all life exists
Population
Members of he same species of an organism In an environment
Community
2 or more populations of species of organisms that share the same environment
Producers
Organisms that make their own food
Consumers
Organisms that eat other organisms to gain energy
Herbivore
Consumers that eat only plants
Carnivore
Eats only meat from other animals
Omnivore
Eats plants and animals
Scavenger
Eats remains of organisms left by other animals
Decomposers
Get food from waste and dead remains of other organisms
Habitat
Space where species population lives
Niche
Specific role an organism plays within its habitat
Symbiosis
Close relationship between different organisms species
Mutualism
Both species benefit from a relationship
Commensalism
Organism benefits while other organism is unaffected
Parasitism
Parasite feeds off of tissues, cells, or fluids of another organism or host
Parasite
Organism that lives inside another organism
Extinction
End of all members of a species
Endangered species
Species in immediate danger of becoming extinct
Threatened species
Species that may eventually face extinction