Interactions Of Living Things Vocabulary Flashcards
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Describes living factors in the environment
Biotic
The study of interactions between organisms & their environment
Ecology
Describes nonliving factors in the environment
Abiotic
A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time
Population
All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
Community
Made up of a community of organisms and it’s abiotic environment
Ecosystem
The part of earth where life exists
Biosphere
A consumer that he plants
Herbivore
A consumer that eats meat
Carnivore
A consumer that eats a variety of organisms
Omnivore
An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals
Scavenger
A diagram that represents how the energy in food molecules flows from one organism to the next
Food chain
A complex diagram representing the many energy pathways in a real ecosystem
Food web
A diagram shaped like a triangle that shows the loss of energy at each level of the food chain
Energy pyramid
The environment where an organism lives
Habitat
An organisms way of life & it’s relationships with its abiotic & biotic environments
Niche
The largest population that a given environment can support over a long period of time
Carrying capacity
An organism that eats other organism
Predator
An organism that is eaten by another organism
Prey
A close, long term association between two or more species
Symbiosis
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Commensalism
A symbiotic association in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitism
The long term changes that take place in two species because of their close interactions with one another
Convolution
