ecology Flashcards
(26 cards)
The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their enviroment
Biotic
Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature
Abiotic
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
Population
All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
Community
A community of organisms and their abiotic enviroment
Ecosystem
The part of Earth where life exists
Biosphere
An organism that eats only plants
Herbivore
An organism that eats eats animals
Carnivore
An organism that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another
Food chain
A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
Food web
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
Energy pyramid
The largest population that an environment can support at any given time
Carrying capacity
An organism that is killed and eaten of another organism
Prey
An organism that eats all or part of another organism
Predator
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
Mutualism
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and other is unaffected
Commensalism
a relationship where the parasite benefits only
Parasitism
An organism that can make its own food
Producers
Is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life
Desert
Is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons
Tundra
Are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year
Temperate deciduous forest
Usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall
Tropical rain forest
ais a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest
Coniferous forest
