Organisms in the environment Flashcards
(17 cards)
A non living factor which affects the environment (eg. weather)
Abiotic
a feature of an organism which helps it to live in its environment (eg. Snakes and camouflage.)
Adaptation
an animal which eats and kills other animals (eg. Lion)
Carnival
Keeping an environment in a good state so that the natural wildlife can flourish
Conservation
All the organisms living in a particular habitat (eg all the plants and animals in a wood)
Community
an organism which eats other organisms
Consumer
The living organisms and their environment in a certain area (eg. all plants and animals plus water in a pond.)
Ecosystem.
The place where an organism lives. (Eg. A log under which a woodlouse lives.)
Habitat
An animal which only eats plants (e.g. cows)
Herbivore
All the organisms of a particular type living in a certain area (e.g. all the blackbirds in a wood)
Population
An animal which hunts and kills other animals
Predator
An animal which is hunted and killed by other animals
Prey
The first consumer in a food chain
Primary consumer
an organism which makes its food by photosynthesis (eg all plants)
Produces
a group of organisms which can breed together
Species
The position in a food chain
Trophic level
The variety of different species within an ecosystem
Biodiversity
