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Ecology Study Guide

Ecology, Food Webs and Photosynthesis Study Guide

TermDefinition
Ecology The study of the relationships and interactions of living organisms and their environments
Habitat The place where an organism lives
Producer Can make its own food, plants are an example
Photosynthesis Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water = glucose (food) and oxygen
Sun Source of all energy
Herbivore Eats plants (producers)
Carnivore Eats only animals
Omnivore Eats both plants and animals
Consumer CAN NOT make its own food eats producers or other consumers
Decomposer Gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients
Scavenger They eat primarily dead organisms, a type of consumer. NOT a decomposer.
Autotroph Organisms that can make their own food
Chlorophyll The green pigment inside the chloroplast of a plant cell
Organism An individual living thing that is able to perform simple acts of survival.
Population A group of the same types of organisms living in the same area at the same time
Community All the different populations of organisms living in the same area at the same time
Ecosystem All the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact
Abiotic All the nonliving things in an ecosystem
Biotic All the living things in an ecosystem
Primary Consumer Organism that gets their energy from producers
Secondary Consumer Organism that gets their energy from primary consumers
Tertiary Consumer Organism that gets their energy from secondary consumers
Biosphere All of the parts of Earth and surrounding atmosphere where there is life
Glucose The sugar/food that is a product of photosynthesis
Created by: Marquart
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