Science Exam Flashcards
flora
plant
fauna
animals
what is the difference between a food web and food chain
A food web, unlike a food chain, shows a more accurate representation of the transfer of energy in an ecosystem when one organism eats another. a food chain is a single line of energy while a web shows a more accurate representation on a bigger scale. A food web shows the overlap of organisms who may be within different consumer levels.
order of consumers
- producer
- primary consumer
- secondary consumer
- tertiary consumer
- Quaternary consumer
what does abiotic mean
non-living organisms in the ecosystem
what does biotic mean
living organisms in the ecosystem
what is a niche
the role an organism has in an ecosystem
ecological levels of organization
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
mutualism
where one organism benefits and so does the other
commensalism
where one organism is benefited and one is unaffected
paratism
where one organism is benefited and the other is harmed
what is a herbivore
an animal that only eats plants
what is an omnivore
an animal that eats both plants and animals
what is a carnivore
an animal that eats other animals
what is a scavenger
A scavenger is a type of carnivore that will feed on dead animals in order to get their energy.
