The study of how living things interact with each other and their surroundings.

A group of living things that can have offspring (Children)

Total number of living things that live in a specific place. - One species

All of the different living things that live together in the same area.- Multiple different species.

A community of living things that live together in the same area.

Part of the earth where all life exists.

The natural home environment where a living thing lives.

The specific job a living thing has in its environment.

Relating to caused by or made up of living things.

A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight or chemicals.

A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things.

A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals.

Eats dead plants and animals that it doesn't kill itself.

An animal that eats only plants and not meat.

An organism that gets energy by eating other animals (Meat)

An animal that eats both plants and meat.

An animal that hunts kills, and eats other animals for food.

An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten for food by other animals.

A relationship between 2 different living things where both partners benefit.

A relationship between two living things where 1 organism benefits and The other is not helped or harmed.

A relationship between two living things were one benefits and the other is harmed.

When living things try to get the same limited resource- at the same place and time.

Anything that slows down or stops a group of living things from growing larger.

The largest number of a specific species that a natural environment can support safely.

A measurement of how crowded a specific piece of land is- Divide number of living things by size of area.

The order in which living things eat other living things to get energy.

A large network of connected food chains that shows how energy moves in an ecosystem.

The total amount of all living or recently living things in a specific area.

The variety of all living things on earth.

The natural process where the mix of plants and animals in an area changes and replaces older communities over time.

An organism that holds an ecosystem together.

An organism that moves into a place that it does not naturally belong and causes harm.

Using Earth natural resources at a rate that nature can safely replace so that life can continue.

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Unit 2 Vocab

Biomes/Ecology- Honors Lab Biology

Term	Definition
Ecology	The study of how living things interact with each other and their surroundings.
Organism	Any individual living thing.
Species	A group of living things that can have offspring (Children)
Population	Total number of living things that live in a specific place. - One species
Community	All of the different living things that live together in the same area.- Multiple different species.
Ecosystem	A community of living things that live together in the same area.
Biosphere	Part of the earth where all life exists.
Habitat	The natural home environment where a living thing lives.
Niche	The specific job a living thing has in its environment.
Biotic	Relating to caused by or made up of living things.
Abiotic	Non-living.
Producer	A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight or chemicals.
Consumer	A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things.
Decomposer	A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals.
Scavenger	Eats dead plants and animals that it doesn't kill itself.
Herbivore	An animal that eats only plants and not meat.
Carnivore	An organism that gets energy by eating other animals (Meat)
Omnivore	An animal that eats both plants and meat.
Predator	An animal that hunts kills, and eats other animals for food.
Prey	An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten for food by other animals.
Mutualism	A relationship between 2 different living things where both partners benefit.
Commensalism	A relationship between two living things where 1 organism benefits and The other is not helped or harmed.
Parasitism	A relationship between two living things were one benefits and the other is harmed.
Competition	When living things try to get the same limited resource- at the same place and time.
Limiting factor	Anything that slows down or stops a group of living things from growing larger.
Carrying Capacity	The largest number of a specific species that a natural environment can support safely.
Population Density	A measurement of how crowded a specific piece of land is- Divide number of living things by size of area.
Food chain	The order in which living things eat other living things to get energy.
Food Web	A large network of connected food chains that shows how energy moves in an ecosystem.
Biomass	The total amount of all living or recently living things in a specific area.
Biodiversity	The variety of all living things on earth.
Succession	The natural process where the mix of plants and animals in an area changes and replaces older communities over time.
Keystone Species	An organism that holds an ecosystem together.
Invasive Species	An organism that moves into a place that it does not naturally belong and causes harm.
Sustainability	Using Earth natural resources at a rate that nature can safely replace so that life can continue.

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