Ecosystem Process Flashcards
What is a food chain?
the order of events in an ecosystem, where one living organism eats another organism, and later that organism is consumed by another larger organism.
What is an ecosystem?
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
What is a Habitat?
A habitat is the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.
What is a Community?
All the plants and animals found in a type of habitat.
What is Interdependent?
This means that all the organisms in an ecosystem are dependent upon each other.
What is Population?
A population is defined as all the organisms of a particular species in a given habitat.
What is Adaption?
In evolutionary theory, adaptation is the biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment.
