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Levels of Ecology

TermDefinition
Ecology The study of the relationships of organisms to one another and to the physical environment.
Ecosystems All of the living and nonliving components, and all of the interactions among them.
Carnivore A carnivore is a organism that eats meat
Omnivore A omnivore is a organism that eats plans and mean
Herbivore AN organism that eats plants
Producer A plant or algae that can produce food forr itseslf
Consumer An organism that cant make its own food
Decomposer An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant and matter
Scavenger organism that eats dead or rotting biomass
Indicator species an animal or plant species that can be used to infer conditions ina particular habitat.
Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight,water, carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the fortm of sugar.
Bioindicators Organism that tell the health of an ecosystem
Food chain A food chain is a hierarchical series of organism each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Food Web A food Web consist of all the food chains in a single ecosystem
Population A total number of people inhabiting a country city or any district of area.
Community A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
BIodiversity the verity of life int he world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Autotroph A organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances such as carbon dioxide
Heterotroph AN organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Abiotic Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organism
Biotic relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations
Nutrients A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
Competition The activity or condition of competing
Predator an animal that naturally preys on others
Prey AN animal that is hunted or killed by another animal food
Trade-off a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise
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