science 7 go isles Flashcards
Ecosystem
All the living and non-living things in an environment.
Ecology
The study of living things and how to interact with each other and the environment.
Biotic
All living parts of the environment.
Abiotic
All the non-living parts of the environment.
Producer
Make own food.
Autotroph
An organism that is able to form.
Consumer
Don’t make own food.
Heterotroph
An organism.
Herbivore
Only eat plants.
Carnivore
Animal that feeds itself.
Omnivore
Eats food of both plant and animal.
Tropic level
Share same function in a food chain.
Primary consumer
1st consumer and herbivore in food web. Groups of connected food chains.
Secondary consumer
2nd consumer. Also a carnivore in food web.
Food chain
Process in which food is grown or produced.