Ecology Flashcards
What is the definition of biotic?
living things and their remains in our ecosystem, rabbit/tiger
What is the definition of abiotic?
things in our ecosystem that are not alive rock, mud
What is the definition of biogeochemical cycles
the cycle of matter through abiotic and biotic organisms in our ecosystem
What are carnivores?
Organisms that eat strictly meat
What is cellular respiration?
The process in which sugar is converted to Co2 water and energy.
What is a consumer?
An organism that gains energy by eating other organisms.
what is a decomposer?
an organism that breaks down dead things such as animals
What is Ecology?
The general study of our ecosystem
What is an ecosystem?
All the living organisms and their physical and chemical environment, living components of the environment.
Ecosystem balance is?
The ability for the ecosystem to last. This keeps all chains and habitats sustainable.
Food chain?
A sequence of organisms in a line showing the transfer of energy and the feeding relationships
Food Web?
Eating relationships throughout a community
Herbivores are?
Organisms that consume strictly plant life
Omnivores?
Organisms that consume both plant life and meat
What is the process of photosynthesis?
The process where the suns energy is converted into chemical energy
Population?
The amount of organisms in a community
Producers are?
Organisms that produce there own food. Autotrophs
Scavengers are?
Animals that hunt for their food whether its already dead or not
Sustainability is?
An ecosystems capability to maintain a balance.
Trophic levels are?
The level of an organism in its ecosystem based off of its feeding relationship.
What is competition in an ecosystem?
When to animals have to compete for the same resources
What is a niche?
An organisms purpose in its ecosystem
Algae
Producer
Frogs
carnivore
