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Ecology

Unit 11: Classification & Ecology

TermDefinition
producer An organism that makes it own food. Also known as an autotroph.
consumer An organism that has to eat or absorb other living things to get food. Also known as a heterotroph.
heterotroph An organism that has to eat or absorb other living things to get food. Also known as a consumer.
herbivore An organism that only consumes plants.
carnivore An organism that only consumes meat.
omnivore An organism that consumes both plants and meat.
photosynthesis A process of using light energy (sunlight) to make food (sugars) in chloroplast.
scavenger An animal that feeds on carrion (dead animals), dead plant material, or refuse (garbage).
decomposer Organisms that break down dead plant or animal matter for nutrients. Example: fungi
food chain Simple model that shows how matter and energy move through an ecosystem.
food web A model that shows all the possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a community.
trophic level Organisms that represent a feeding step in the movement of energy and materials through an ecosystem.
ecosystem Interactions among populations in a community
primary consumer An organism that feeds on producers/plants. Example: herbivores
secondary consumer An organism that feeds on plant-eating (herbivore) organisms.
tertiary consumer A carnivore or omnivore at the topmost level of the a food chain/food web that fees on other carnivores/secondary consumers.
ecological pyramid A graphical representation designed to show the biomass or biomass productivity at each trophic level in an ecosystem.
autotroph An organism that makes it own food through the process of photosynthesis.
heterotroph An organism that has to eat or absorb other living things to get food. These organisms must participate in cellular respiration to unlock the stored energy in the food they consume.
Succession The process in which communities in ecosystems are replaced by newer communities.
Primary Succession Succession that occurs in an area where no communities already existed.
Secondary Succession Succession that takes place in an area where organisms previously lived
Pioneer Species The fist species to live in an area. This is usually lichens or mosses.
Lichens An example of a pioneer species.
Climax Community The final community that results from succession. This is usually a diverse and stable, and will remain in place until another disturbance occurs.
Examples of disturbance that leads to succession forest fire, volcanic eruption, farming, clear-cutting, filling in wetlands, floods.
Dichotomous Key A tool used to identify organisms.
Created by: Biomonsters
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