Taxonomy Flashcards
Classification of organisms according to their presumed natural relationship
Trophic Level
The position of an organisms in the food web
Producers
Organisms that do photosynthesis to gain energy
Primary Consumer
Organisms that consume the producers (mostly herbivores)
Secondary Consumers
Organisms that consume primary consumers (mostly carnivores)
Tertiary Consumers
Organisms that consume secondary consumers and primary consumer
Decomposer
Organisms that break down dead organisms
Food Web
Food Chain
Abiotic
Physical and chemical that take parts to make up an enviroment
Biotic
Living organisms in an enviroment
Predator-Prety Relationship
one specie eat another to survive
Camouflage
Unseen to the background
Symbiosis
They live together in close association with two different kinds of organisms.
Amposematism
Species that uses venom/poison to protect themselves
Parasitism