Vocabulary Flashcards
Ecosystem
A place where abiotic and biotic things interact
Commensalism
When one species is benefited and the other is not harmed or benefited.
Abiotic
Non living
Biotic
Living
Mutualism
Where both species benefit
Parasitism
Where one species benefits and the other is harmed.
Species
Living things of the same kind that are able to reproduce.
Population
All species individuals that are living in the same place.
Community
Different species living in the same place at once.
Adaptation
When a species changes to adapt or live in their environment.
Basic needs
The needs of water, food, shelter, and energy for living things.
Nutrients
A part of food that gives energy to living things.
Symbiosis
A relationship between two living organisms
Consumer
A living things that relies on other living things for food.
Carnivore
An organism that only eats other animals
Herbivore
An organism that only eats plants
Omnivore
A living thing that eats both plants and animals
Producer
A living thing that can produce it’s own food (plant)
Photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide + sunlight + water = foods and starches + oxygen
Carbon cycle
The circulation of recycling of carbon in nature.
Cellular respiration
Foods and starches + oxygen = water + generic energy + carbon dioxide
Scavengers
Living things that feed off remains of dead carcasses.
Decomposer
A living thing hat breaks down dead animals and plants and waste.
Food chain
A pathway of energy that goes from one organism to another.
Food web
A link up of all possible food chains in one ecosystem.
Cycle
The circulation of matter in nature
Water cycle
The circulation of water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back again.
Extinct
A species that no longer exists on Earth.
Endangered
A species that is at risk of being extinct and rare.
Threatened
A species whose numbers are declining.
Ecological footprint
A measurement of materials a person uses everyday.
