Unit A Section 1 Vocab Flashcards
species
is a group of organisms that have the same structure and can reproduce with one another.
Biological diversity
the variety of species and ecosystems on Earth and the ecological processes of which they are a part; ecosystem diversity, community diversity, and genetic diversity are three main components
ecosystem
a particular environment where living things interact with other living things and nonliving things
population
group of individuals of the same species living in an area
community
a group of populations of different
species living in the same area
Variation
Different shapes and sizes in a species sometimes depending on genetics such as ladybugs have different genetic-wise different colors.
KPS CO FGS
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Subphylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
kingdom
one of the five or six main categories in
the current classification system of living things
Animalia (animals) Plantae (plants) Fungi (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms) Protista (mostly single-celled organisms Monera (bacteria)
phylum
(plural, phyla) a major category in the
classification of living things, more general than a
class, but more specific than a kingdom
subphylum
(plural subphyla) a secondary category
of a phylum in the classification of living things,
which includes one or more classes
class
a category in the classification of living
things, more general than an order, but more
specific than a phylum
Pinopsida
Mammalia
Osteichthyes (Fish)
order
a category in the classification of living
things, more general than a family, but more
specific than a class
family
(in biology) a category in the classification
of living things, more general than a genus, but
more specific than an order
genus
(plural, genera) a category in the
classification of living things, more general than a
species, but more specific than a family
producers
Producers are organisms that create their own food from photosynthesis
consumers
The organisms that eat the producers are the primary consumers
decomposer
A decomposer is an organism that decomposes, or breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms
Mutualism
the relationship between species in
which both species benefit
symbiosis
Another type of interdependence is called symbiosis
the relationship between two different
species
commensalism
the relationship between species in
which one species benefits, and the other species
neither benefits nor is harmed
parasitism
the relationship between species in
which one species benefits and the other species
is harmed
photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
Habitat
area where animals live
niche
the role of an organism or species in an
ecosystem, including where it lives, what it eats,
how it reproduces, and how it interacts with other
living and non-living things
Interspecies competition
two or more species using
the same limited resource
Intraspecies competition
Competition within a species for resources.
Prey
an animal that is hunted
Predator
an animal that naturally preys on others.
Generalists
organisms that feed on any kind of food and live in all kinds of climatic conditions.
Specialists
Eat only a specific type of food and live in a specific climate
resource
partitioning
division of a resource among
two or more coexisting species such that the niche
of each species differs slightly
