Ecology Notes Flashcards
(27 cards)
Ecology
The study of interactions between organisms and the environment
species
One type of organism
Biotic Factor
All the parts of an environment that are living
Abiotic Factor
All the parts of an experiment that are non living
Habitat
The place where an organism lives in a community
Population
All the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time
Community
All the population that live in the same place at the same time
Ecosystem
A community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment
Energy Pyramid
Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain
Sun
Main source of energy of all living things
Producer
Makes its own food
Photosynthesis
the process of food making in producers
Consumer
An organism that eats other organisms
Herbivore
An Organism that only eats plants
Carnivore
An organism that only eats animals
scavenger
An organism that eats organisms that are already dead
Omnivore
An organism that eats both plants and animals
Decomposer
An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals
food chain
The transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another
Food web
When different chains overlap
Competition
The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive
Niche
The role (job) a species has within a community
Predator
an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.
Prey
An organism that gets eaten by a predator
