sceince biolagy Flashcards
mutualism
(+/+)
parasitism
(+/-)
commensalism
(+/unaffected)
ecosystem
a landscape where animals, plants and other organisms work together to form a bubble of life
Biotic
a living part of an ecosystem
Abiotic
a non-living part of an ecosystem
Organism
an animal, cell or plant
Megafauna
a large usually extinct organism
Producers
an organism that makes there own food E.G plants
Consumers
an organism that doesn’t make its food and instead eats other plants/animals for energy
Autotrophs
an organism that produced its food using carbon dioxide, light or other chemicals to produce energy
Heterotrophs
an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy or nutrients
Trophic level
the position of an organism in the food chain
Food chain
group of organisms linked in order of the food they eat
Food web
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem
Apex predator
a predator at the top of the food chain with no predators of its own
Competition
Predator
an animal that naturally preys on others
Prey
an animal that is caught and killed by another for food
Energy pyramid
a diagram that shows the flow of energy from one tropic level to another
Photosynthesis
when a plant turns carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into oxygen and energy
Ectothermic
cold-blooded animals
Endothermic
non-cold blooded animals
Herbivore
an organism that mostly feeds on plants
Omnivore
an organism that can sustain both plants and other animals
carnivore
an animal that eats meat
biodivirsity
all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area
primarry consumer
an organism that eats plants
secondary consumer
organisms that receive their energy from primary consumers
teraity consumer
those that eats the secondary consumers
decomposter
organism that breaks down dead organic material
describe a Diprotodon
- looks like a wombat and kwoka
- very big
- herboviare
descibe a Megalania
1monteri lizard
2.very big
3.carnivoore
describe a Procoptodon
1.short-faced kangroo
2.herbivore
3.large
