Science studt guide for finals Flashcards
(30 cards)
organism
An individiual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
population
A group of individuals of the same species inhabiting the same area
community
An interacting group of speicies in a common location
ecosystem
a community of living organisms inconjuction with the nonliving componets of their envirement, interacting as an ecosystem
niche
a habititat supplying the neccesary factor for existence
Biotic
living, or once living, or once part of an ecosystem
Abiotic
nonliving elements in a ecosystem
Producer
MAkes their own foof
consumer
gets energy from eating other organsims
Decomposer
recycle dead organismsinto chemical used in soil, air and water
Predator
An animal that natrualy preys on other animals
Prey
An animal thta is hunted and killed by another for food
Host
An animal or plant on or in which a parisite lives
Parasite
An organism that lives in or on another organism
Food Web
A network of food by which enery and food is passed
multiple pathways
The arrow represents energy being transferred
Energy Pyramid
graphical model of energy in a community
Classficiation
The process of grouping things based on simularities
Taxonomy
The scientific study on how living things are classified
Founders of classification
Aristotle, carlous linneous, Geourge E fox
8 levels of classification
Domain kingdom phylm Class order family genus speicies
Domain
The highest rank o organisms in a biological taxonomy domains divide all cellur life forms into three groups Archea bacteria eukaryote
Domain archea
unicellular organisms prokaryotes no nuclear membrane found in extreme envirements salty water volcanic hot springs archea bacteria
Domain bacteria
found everywere prokaryotes no nuclear membrane eubacteria
domain eukarya
found everywhere most of the world’s living tings eukaryotes cell has a nucleas prosista fungi animilea plantae