Scince Flashcards
Terrestrial
Land ecosystem
Aquatic
Water ecosystem
Biotic
Non living
Abiotic
Living
Competition
Two organisms go for the same resources
Predation
One individual feeds on another
Mutalism
Two individuals benefiting eachother
Parasitism
One individual lives on or feeds on host orgnims
Commensulism
One individual benefits and other neither benefits nor is harmed
Photosynthesis
The process in witch the Suns energy is converted into chemical energy
Producers
An organism that makes its own energy-rich food compunds why the Suns energy
Consumers
Obtain energy by feeding on other orgnms
Carnavour
Animals that eat other animals
Herbivore
Animals that eat plants or other producers
Omnivores
Animals that eat both plants and animals
Scavenger
Animals that feed on the remains of other orgnims
Ecological pyramid
A repsentation of energy numbers or biomass relationships in ecosystems
Tropic leaves and consumers
Producers 1
Primary 2
Secondary 3
Territay 4
Food chains
Sequence of orgniuims each feeding on the next showing how engery is transferred from one orgnims to another
Food web
A reputation of the feeding relationships within a community
Ecological neiche
What an animal eats and how it behaves