Wildlife Biology 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Ecosystem
biological community of living and nonliving things interacting.
Biotic Factors
Living organism
Abiotic Factor
Non-living
Organism
Living single celled life form
Species
Group of organisms that have similar genetics
Population
Group of organisms that live in the same area
Community
Various species that live and interact with each other
Habitat
Where a population lives
Natural Selection
Natural evolution that selects the stronger traits to pass on
Evolution
Changing and growing of an organism over time
Autotrophs
Organism that makes its own food
Heterotroph
Can’t make its own food
Primary Consumer
Eats the producers (autotrophs)
Secondary Consumer
Eats the primary consumers and autotrophs
Tertiary Consumer
Eats only the secondary consumer
Herbivores
Eats only plant-life
Omnivores
Eats plant and animal life
Carnivores
Eats only animals
Decomposers
Breaks down and recycles nutrients
Food Chain
Shows the flow of nutrients through each organism
Food Web
Graphs the relationships between each organism
Energy Pyramid
Shows which organisms get more or less energy
Carbon Cycle
Cycle of how carbon is passed around
Nitrogen Cycle
Cycle of how nitrogen passes from air to soil
