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Biology 2: Ecology
Biology Unit 2: Ecology ; vocab for test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | study of relationships among organisms and their enviornment |
| Community | collection of all of the different populations that live in one area |
| Hetrotroph | organism that obtains its energy and nutrients by consuming other organisms |
| Mutualism | relationship btwn 2 species; each benefits from interaction |
| Trophic Levels | level of nourishment in a food chain |
| Density Independent Factor | environmental resistance that affects a population that has become overly crowded |
| R-selected Species | |
| Specialist | consumer that eats only one type of organism |
| Biotic Factor | living things |
| Ecosystem | Collection of living and nonliving things in an area |
| Decomposer | detritivore that breaks down organic matter into simpler compounds, returning nutrients back int ecosystem |
| Parasitism | |
| Carrying Cap. | |
| Habitat | |
| Abiotic Factor | |
| Producer | |
| Commensalism | |
| Food Chain | |
| Density Dependent Factor | |
| Exponential Growth | |
| K-selected Species | |
| Niche | |
| Species | |
| Consumer | |
| Competition | |
| Food Web | |
| Age Structure | |
| Demography | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Population | |
| Autotroph | |
| Symbiosis | |
| Biome | |
| Death Rate | |
| Birth Rate | |
| Generalist |