a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.

an interacting group of various species in a common location.

a single environment and every living (biotic) organism and non-living (abiotic) factor that is contained within it or characterizes it.

a collection of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.

a narrow zone of the earth where land, water, air interact with each other to support life. It is in this zone that life exists.

a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

the living parts of an ecosystem.

the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment.

one organism kills and consumes another

shows what eats what in a particular habitat. It shows the flow of energy and materials from one organism to the next, beginning with a producer .

is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.

a model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic, or feeding, level to the next in an ecosystem.

are animals whose primary food source is plant-based.

an organism that regularly consumes a variety of material, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi.

Producers are any kind of green plant. Green plants make their food by taking sunlight and using the energy to make sugar.

Consumer/ Heterotroph

are living creatures that eat organisms from a different population.

Decomposer/ Detritivore

an organism that decomposes, or breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms.

An animal that eats primary consumers

An animal that eats secondary consumers

the process of life establishing itself for the first time in a lifeless area that lacks soil

Life coming back to an area after a disaster (like a fire or flood)

A stable group of living things that forms after an ecosystem finishes changing

the first living things to grow in a new place

the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together

any resource or environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population within an ecosystem

Carrying capacity is the biggest population an environment can support.

Exponential growth means a population grows faster and faster because nothing is limiting it.

Logistic growth means fast growth at first, then slower growth until it stops because of limits

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Ecology Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Organism	an individual living thing.
Population	a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.
Community	an interacting group of various species in a common location.
Ecosystem	a single environment and every living (biotic) organism and non-living (abiotic) factor that is contained within it or characterizes it.
Biome	a collection of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.
Biosphere	a narrow zone of the earth where land, water, air interact with each other to support life. It is in this zone that life exists.
Abiotic Factors	a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
Biotic Factors	the living parts of an ecosystem.
Ecology	the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment.
Predation	one organism kills and consumes another
Food Chain	shows what eats what in a particular habitat. It shows the flow of energy and materials from one organism to the next, beginning with a producer .
Food Web	is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
Energy Pyramid	a model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic, or feeding, level to the next in an ecosystem.
Herbivore	are animals whose primary food source is plant-based.
Carnivore	an animal that eats meat
Omnivore	an organism that regularly consumes a variety of material, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi.
Producer/Autotroph	Producers are any kind of green plant. Green plants make their food by taking sunlight and using the energy to make sugar.
Consumer/ Heterotroph	are living creatures that eat organisms from a different population.
Decomposer/ Detritivore	an organism that decomposes, or breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms.
Primary Consumer	An animal that eats plants
Secondary Consumer	An animal that eats primary consumers
Tertiary Consumer	An animal that eats secondary consumers
Primary Succession	the process of life establishing itself for the first time in a lifeless area that lacks soil
Secondary Succession	Life coming back to an area after a disaster (like a fire or flood)
Climax Community	A stable group of living things that forms after an ecosystem finishes changing
Pioneer Species	the first living things to grow in a new place
Keystone Species	the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together
Biodiversity	the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together
Limiting Factor	any resource or environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population within an ecosystem
Carrying Capacity	Carrying capacity is the biggest population an environment can support.
Exponential Growth	Exponential growth means a population grows faster and faster because nothing is limiting it.
Logistic Growth	Logistic growth means fast growth at first, then slower growth until it stops because of limits
Niche	role

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