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Ecology Duva class
Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of Organism | is a living thing such a as plant,animal,fungus,protist,or bacteria. The organism in the level belongs to a single species. A species is a group of similarly organisms that produce a fertile offspring . |
| What is the definition of Population | is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. Individuals within a population compete for limited resources. |
| What is the definition of Community | is made up of organisms of the same species that live together in the same area. A community only includes bionic (living) factors. |
| What is the definition of Ecosystem | includes all (living) and components (non-living) parts of the environment.Organisms that live in an ecosystem interact on each other and the bionic factors. |
| What is the definition of Biome | is a major region with a specific type of climate. Organisms within a biome have ecosystems to help them adapt in the conditions. A biome can be made up of multiple conditions/ |
| What is the definition of Biosphere | is the highest level of ecological organization. The biosphere includes the parts of earth where light exists. |
| What is the definition of Carnivore | An animal which there diet is only meat. |
| What is the definition of Omnivore | An animal which there diet is meat and plants. |
| What is the definition of Herbivore | An animal which there diet is only plants. |
| What is the definition of Producer | An organism that produces its own food and energy. |
| What is the definition of Consumer | An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy. |
| What is the definition of Decomposer | An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem. |
| What is the definition of Scavenger | An organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material. |
| What is the definition of Indicator Species | An organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition. |
| What is the definition of Photosynthesis | The process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy |
| What is the definition of Bioindicators | Organisms that tell the health of an ecosystem. |