Ecology Flashcards
Carnivore
Animal that eats meat
Herbivore
Animal the eats plants
Omnivore
Animal that eats plants and meat
Producers
Animal that produces it’s own food
Consumer
Animal that eats food from producers
Predators
Something that hunts for there food
Food chain
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Invasive species
“Invasive species”, or Invasive Exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions.
Energy pyramid
An ecological pyramid (or trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or biomass productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem.
Biome
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.
Ecosystem
biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Abiotic
physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
Biotic
of, relating to, or resulting from living things, esp. in their ecological relations
Organism
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form