enregy suttf Flashcards
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Biotic
relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
Population
amount of said creature
community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Biosphere
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
Herbivore
plant eater
Carnivore
meat eater
Omnivore
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
Food chain
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Food web
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
Energy pyramid
An energy pyramid is a graphical model of energy flow in a community. The different levels represent different groups of organisms that might compose a food chain. From the bottom-up, they are as follows: Producers — bring energy from nonliving sources into the community.
Carrying capacity
how much carry
Prey
an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Predator
an animal that naturally preys on others.
Mutualism
the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.
Commensalism
an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
Parasitism
the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.
Producers
a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.
Decomposers
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
Desert
sand, sand, sand, and more sand
Desert
sand, sand, sand, and more sand.
Tundra
snow, snow, snow, and more snow.
Temperate deciduous forest
Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm moist summers and cool winters.
Tropical rainforest
moist trees