Ch14 ecology and living things Flashcards
(31 cards)
Biology
The study of life and living things
Nutrition
How organisms get and use their food
Respiration
The release of energy from food
Response
The ability to react to change
Excretion
How organisms get rid of cellular waste
Movement
The ability of organisms to change position
Growth
Cells dividing to make more cells
Reproduction
Producing new individuals of the same kind
Species
Organisms of the same kind
Vertibrate
Backbone
Invertebrate
No backbone
Ecology
The study of the relationships of organisms to each other and their environment
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Population
A group of a species in an area
Community
A group of different populations
Ecology niche
A species functional role in a community
Producers
Produce their own food
Consumer
Feed on other organisms
Decomposers
Break down dead plants and animals and recycle nutrients into the soil
Herbivores
Only eat plants
Omnivore
Eat plants and animals
Carnivore
Eat other animals
Food chain
Pathway in which energy travels in an ecosystem
Ecosystem
A community of living things that interact with each other in a particular environment
