ecology Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
living
A
biotic
2
Q
not living
A
abiotic
3
Q
the amount a particular group of organisms in an area
A
population
4
Q
all population that live in a certain
A
community
5
Q
living and nonliving things in an environment, together with their interactions
A
ecosystem
6
Q
thin zone of the earth that supports all life
A
biosphere
7
Q
an animal that eats only plants
A
herbivore
8
Q
an animal that eats only meat
A
carnivore
9
Q
an animal that eats both meat and plants
A
omnivore
10
Q
a chain of organisms in which each link feeds on the one ahead and is eaten by the one behind
A
food chain
11
Q
way of showing how food chains are related
A
food web
12
Q
way of showing how energy moves through a food chain
A
energy pyramid
13
Q
largest amount of a population that can be supported by an area
A
carrying capacity
14
Q
animal hunted or caught for food
A
prey
