Living vs. non-living

The fundamental distinction between biotic and abiotic factors in an environment.

A systematic process for observing, asking questions, and experimenting to understand the natural world.

The hierarchical steps in a food chain or a food web.

Organisms, like plants, that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.

Organisms that break down dead organic matter.

Another term for organisms that can make their own food.

Sustainable development

A way of using resources to meet human needs without harming the environment for future generations.

A resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time.

Nonrenewable resource

A resource that cannot be replenished by natural processes within a reasonable amount of time.

Another term for organisms that must consume other organisms for energy.

Organisms that obtain energy by eating only plants.

Organisms that obtain energy by eating only animals.

A model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem.

A diagram that shows the relative number of individual organisms at each trophic level.

A diagram that illustrating the amount of living organic matter at each trophic level.

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.

The measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems, representing the amount of land and resources needed to support a lifestyle.

Habitat fragmentation

The splitting of large, continuous habitats into smaller, isolated patches.

Growth pattern where a population reproduces at a constant rate, leading to a rapid increase; forms a J-shaped curve.

Growth pattern where a population's growth slows and then stops following a period of rapid growth; forms an S-shaped curve.

The largest number of individuals of a particular species that a specific environment can support.

Any factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease.

A non-native species that causes harm to the environment, economy, or human health.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

The part of Earth, including air, land, and water, where life exists.

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Term	Definition
Living vs. non-living	The fundamental distinction between biotic and abiotic factors in an environment.
Scientific method	A systematic process for observing, asking questions, and experimenting to understand the natural world.
Trophic levels	The hierarchical steps in a food chain or a food web.
Producers	Organisms, like plants, that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis.
Consumers	Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.
Decomposers	Organisms that break down dead organic matter.
Autotrophs	Another term for organisms that can make their own food.
Sustainable development	A way of using resources to meet human needs without harming the environment for future generations.
Renewable resource	A resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time.
Nonrenewable resource	A resource that cannot be replenished by natural processes within a reasonable amount of time.
Heterotrophs	Another term for organisms that must consume other organisms for energy.
Herbivores	Organisms that obtain energy by eating only plants.
Carnivores	Organisms that obtain energy by eating only animals.
Energy pyramids	A model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem.
Numbers pyramids	A diagram that shows the relative number of individual organisms at each trophic level.
Biomass pyramids	A diagram that illustrating the amount of living organic matter at each trophic level.
Population	A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.
Ecological footprint	The measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems, representing the amount of land and resources needed to support a lifestyle.
Habitat fragmentation	The splitting of large, continuous habitats into smaller, isolated patches.
Exponential growth	Growth pattern where a population reproduces at a constant rate, leading to a rapid increase; forms a J-shaped curve.
Logistical growth	Growth pattern where a population's growth slows and then stops following a period of rapid growth; forms an S-shaped curve.
Carrying capacity	The largest number of individuals of a particular species that a specific environment can support.
Limiting factors	Any factor that causes the growth of a population to decrease.
Invasive species	A non-native species that causes harm to the environment, economy, or human health.
Biodiversity	The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Biosphere	The part of Earth, including air, land, and water, where life exists.

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