Wildlife Biology 1 Flashcards
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