Unit 3.1 Flashcards
1
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Define biodiversity
A
The variety of species in an area
2
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Define population
A
The number of organisms of the same species in an area
3
Q
What are producers
A
Organisms that produce their own food e.g. plants
4
Q
What are consumers
A
Organisms which rely on eating other organisms for food
5
Q
Define carnivore
A
An organism that eats animals (meat).
6
Q
Define herbivore
A
An organism that eats plants.
7
Q
Define omnivore
A
An organism that eats animals and plants.
8
Q
Define predator
A
An organism which hunts its food.
9
Q
Define prey
A
An organism which is hunted.
10
Q
Define food chain
A
The sequence of what eats what in a community.
11
Q
Define food web
A
The network of interrelated food chains in a community.
