023 Unit 2 Flashcard
(20 cards)
Organism
An individual form of life
Population
multiple individuals of the same species living together
Community
multiple population of different species living together.
Ecosystem
organisms interacting with the physical environment made up with biotic and abiotic.
Biome
multiple ecosystems that share similar characteristic
Name 3 biotic factors
plants, animals, and bacteria
Name 5 abiotic factors
water, rock, wind, sunlight and temperature
Primary producer
The primary producer are organisms that gets its energy from nonliving things and sunlight.
Primary consumer
A primary consumer are living things that only eats plants. (ex. grasshoppers)
Secondary consumer
A secondary consumer are carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores. (ex. wolves)
Tertiary consumer
A tertiary consumer is the highest carnivore on the food chain that eats other carnivores. (ex. penguins)
Apex predator
Is a predator never prey upon its own and it is at the very top of the food chain.
(ex. lions)
Scavengers
Scavengers are animals that eat other dead organisms(animals) that was killed by predators or causes that was not from a predator. (ex. hit by a car)
Decomposers
An organism that decomposes organic material from a fungus, invertebrate or a soil bacterium.
Pioneer Species
Species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance.
Climax Community
An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment.
Keynote
A simple, informative interface that gives important information.
Which organism below is an herbivore?
rabbits, sheep, goats, and horse
Which organism below is a producer?
The producers are plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
Which organism has the most energy available?
Primary producers
