yES Flashcards
biotic
describes living factors in the environment
abiotic
describes the nonliving part of the environment including water rocks light and temperature.
population
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a septic geographical area
community
all the population of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.
. Ecosystem
a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
Biosphere
the part of the earth where life exits
Herbivore
an organism that eats plants
Carnivore
an organism that eats animals
Omnivore
an organism that etas plants and animals
Food chain
A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at an apex predator species, detritivores, or decomposer species.
Food web
A food web is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.
Energy pyramid
n ecological pyramid is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each tropic level in a given ecosystem.
Carrying capacity
the largest population that a movement can support at any given time
Prey
an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Predator
an organists that eats all of the parts of another organism