4.1 ECOLOGY Flashcards
(14 cards)
Define Spices
Group of organism that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
Define Population
Group of organisms of the same spices who live in the same area at the same time.
Define Community
Group of populations living and interacting with each other in a same area.
Define Habitat
Environment where a spices normally lives.
Define Ecosystems
Relationship between communities and abiotic factor.
Define Ecology
Relationships between living organism with biotic and abiotic factor.
Define Autotrophs
Organism that are able to make their own carbon compound. EG. ( PLANTS)
*Photosynthesis
Define Heterotrophs
Obtain organic molecules from other organism. Eg.(
Types of Heterotrophs
Consumer, Detritivores & Saprotrophs.
Define Consumers
Organism which ingest other organic molecules that is living or recently killed.
Define Detritivore
Organism which ingest non-living organism. Eg.( Earthworm & maggots)
Define Saprotrophs
Obtain organic molecules from decaying organic matter. Eg.( Mushroom, fungi & bread mold)
Define Biotic factor
Involve living thing. Eg( animal, plant etc)
Define Abiotic factor
Nonliving condition or thing eg.(climate, habitat)
*Abiotic factor that affects an ecosystem