Ecosystems Flashcards
The name for the place where an animal, plant or micro-organism lives
Habitat
The definition of a population
The no. of any one species in an area
The definition of a community
A COMMUNITY IS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SPECIES LIVING IN AN AREA.
The definition of an ecosystem
AN ECOSYSTEM CONSISTS OF ALL THE ORGANISMS LIVING IN A PARTICULAR HABITAT AND THE NON-LIVING COMPONENTS WITH WHICH THE ORGANISMS INTERACT.
The term for the role an organism has within its ecosystem and the resources that can affect this.
NICHE.
LIGHT,NUTRIENTS, COMPETITION, PREDATION,
The definition of a species
A GROUP OF ORGANISMS WHICH CAN BREED TO
PRODUCE FERTILE
OFFSPRING
The term for an organism which eats animal material
CARNIVORE
The definition of an omnivore
AN ORGANISM WHICH EATS BOTH PLANT AND ANIMAL
MATERIAL
Type of organism which is always at the start of a food chain
A GREEN PLANT / A PRODUCER
The definition of a herbivore
AN ORGANISM WHICH EATS ONLY PLANT MATERIAL
Resources which plants compete for
WATER / LIGHT / MINERALS
Resources which animals compete for
FOOD / WATER / MATES /
TERRITORY
Type of competition which occurs between organisms of the same species
INTRASPECIFIC
Type of competition which occurs between organisms of a different species
INTERSPECIFIC
