ecology Flashcards
(27 cards)
biotic
is living
abiotic
is nonliving
population
a group of organisms of the same species
community
all the populations of species that live in the same habitat
ecosystem
a community of organisms and there abiotic environment
biosphere
the part of earth where life exists
herbivore
animal that eats plants
carnivore
animal that eats meat
omnivore
animal that eats plants and meat
food chain
it starts at plant-life and ends at animal life showing what each living thing eats
food web
a system of enterlocking food chains
energy pyramid
a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem loss of energy
carrying capacity
the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
prey
an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
predator
an organism that eats all or part of another organism
mutualism
a relationship between two species in which both species benefits
commensalism
a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Parasitism
a relationship between two species in which one species benefits from the other
Producers
organism that makes its own food
Decomposers
an organism that gets its energy
Desert
an area with extreme temperatures and no plant life
Tundra
a treeless plain found in the arctic
Temperate deciduous forest
dominated by trees that loose there leaves
Tropical rain forest
a hot, moist biome found near earths equator
