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Ecosystems

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Ecology the study of living environments
Commensalism two organisms interact- only one benefits
Tertiary Consumers Third level or top consumers
Population group of same species living together
Community group of multiple species living together
Adaptation organism changes in order to survive in environment
predator hunter
prey hunted for food
secondary consumer carnivores eats other consumers
sun source of energy for all living things
ecosystem all of the biotic and abiotic factors interacting in an envoronment
producers make own food
omnivore eats plants and animals
carrying capacity the amount of organisms that an environment can support
decomposers organisms that break down dead organisms back down into nutrients and soil
parasite an organism that gets it's nourishment by stealing it from a host organism.
habitat area where an animal lives that provides it with food, shelter and others of its kind
biosphere the parts of the hydrosphere, the earth's surface and the atmosphere containing living things
biotic living
abiotic non living
10% rule an organism only passes on about 10% of its energy to it's consumer
autotroph makes own food
heterotroph cannot make own food
binomial nomenclature 2 name naming system
cell basic unit of life
tissue made up of cells
organ made up of tissues
organ system made up of organs
limiting factors water, food, shelter, available for use by organisms
niche the special job or habits of specific organisms in an environment
organism made up of organ systems
primary consumer herbivores eat producers
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