Life Science A Flashcards
(15 cards)
A System is a group of interacting interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole.
System
The process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to input.
Feedback
A systematic description of an object or phenomenon that shares important characteristics with the object or phenomenon.
Model
The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live.
Biosphere
A system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organism with their environment.
Ecosystem
A complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climate conditions of the region.
Biome
An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, of fungus.
Organism
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area.
Population
Any living thing that has an affect on an ecosystem.
Biotic factor
A nonliving condition or thing, as a climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms.
Abiotic factor
A social group whose members have something in common, such as a shared government, geographic location, culture, or heritage.
Community
The area or natural environment in which an organism or population normally lives.
Habitat
A place or position that’s particularly appropriate for someone or something, especially due to being very specific and different from others.
Niche
The number, variety, and genetic variation of different organisms found within a specified geographic region.
Biodiversity
A species of plant or animal that most or all of the other species in an ecosystem are directly or indirectly dependent on.
Keystone species
