ECOSYSTEMS Flashcards
(18 cards)
Ecology Definition
The study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
Abiotic definition
A non-living factor of the environment
Biotic definition
A living factor of the environment
Competition definition
Relationship between organising that are trying to use the same limited resource
Predation definition
Relationship between two organising, where one kills and eats the other
Mutualism definition
Relationship between two organisms living closely together, where each benefits the other.
Parasitism definition
relationship between two organisms, where one lives on or in the other and feeds of it
Commensalism definition
Relationship between two organisms, where one benefits and the other is unharmed.
Producer definition
Organisms that make the food for the community
Consumer definition
Organisms that require a ready-made source of food
Decomposed definition
Organisms such as some bacteria that break down the bodies of dead organisms and animal wastes and recycle material.
Carnivore definition
Eats meat
Omnivore definition
Eats plants and meat
Herbivore definition
Eats plants
Food web definition
All the linked food chains in an ecosystem
Food chain definition
A sequence of organisms feeding on each other
Biodiversity definition
The range of different species in a community
Ecosystem definition
A place where organisms and their physical surroundings form a balanced environment that is different from others nearby.
