Vocab Flashcards
Biological Diversity
The diversity of all life on earth
Ecosystem
A group of multiple communities living in one are with biotic and abiotic factors
Population
A group of the same species living in one area
Community
A group of multiple populations living together
Genus
2nd most specific in biological classification
Species
Most specific in biological classification
Kingdom
7th most specific in biological classification
Phylum
6th most specific in biological classification
Class
5th most specific in biological classification
Order
4th most specific in biological classification
Family
3rd most specific in biological classification
Commensalism
One organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefitted
Mutualism
Both organisms benefit
Parasitism
One organism benefits while the other is harmed
Interspecies Competition
Competition between organisms of different species for food
Niche
Organisms role in an environment
Resource Partitioning
Species adapt to food where they do not need to compete for it
Variability
The differences between organisms of one species
Natural Selection
Nature favouring certain organisms
