Science flashcards Q2

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

the study of interactions between organisms and the environment

Question 2

Species

Answer 2

One type of an Organism

Question 3

Biotic Factor

Answer 3

All the parts of the environment that are living

Question 4

Abiotic Factor

Answer 4

All the parts of the environment that are nonliving.

Question 5

Habitat

Answer 5

the place where an organism lives in a community

Question 6

Population

Answer 6

all the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

Question 7

Community

Answer 7

all the populations that live in the same place at the same time

Question 8

Ecosystem

Answer 8

a community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area)

Question 9

Energy Pyramid

Answer 9

Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain

Question 10

Sun

Answer 10

main source of energy for all living things.

Question 11

Producer

Answer 11

makes its own food (autotroph)

Question 12

Photosynthesis

Answer 12

the process of food making in producers

Sunlight + CO₂ (carbon dioxide) + H₂O (Water) →

sugar (energy) + O₂ (Oxygen)

Question 13

Consumer

Answer 13

an organism that eats other organisms (heterotroph)

Question 14

Herbivore

Answer 14

an organism that only eats plants.

Question 15

Carnivore

Answer 15

an organism that only eats animals.