INTRO TO ECOLOGY
The study of how living things relate to one another and to their surroundings.
ECOLOGY
Any living component that impacts other living things and an ecosystem, such as grass, plants, trees, animals, humans, and bacteria
BIOTIC FACTORS
The organisms of a single species that live in a specific area.
POPULATION
A diagram that illustrates, in a sophisticated way, how food and energy transfer through an ecosystem
FOOD WEB
A relationship between two living organisms where at least one organism benefits
SYMBIOSIS
-grows
-moves by itself
-reproduces
-needs food and water to survive
-almost always needs air to breath
LIVING
Any nonliving compnent that impacts other living things and an ecosystem, such as air, light, temperature, soil, and water
ABIOTIC FACTORS
All the populations of all the biotic species that live in a specific area.
The sequence of how matter and energy transfer from one living thing to another
FOOD CHAIN
A relationship between two living organisms where both the organisms benefit
MUTUALISM
-does not grow
-does not move by itself
-does not reproduce
-does not need food and water to survive
-does not breathe
NONLIVING
A living things that creates its own energy.
PRODUCER
All the biotic factors and abiotic factors interacting together in a specific area
ECOSYSTEM
The position of a living thing in a food web based on how and what it eats
TROPHIC LEVELS
A relationship between two living organisms where one organism benefits and the other is not affected negatively or positively
COMMENSALISM
Any single living organism in a specific area
INDIVIDUAL ORGANISM
An organism that must eat to obtain energy.
CONSUMER
BIOME
a visual representation of the organisms in an area that can show three things:
1. the population of organisms in an area
2. the amount of biomass of living organisms in an area
3. the efficiency of energy or heat that is transferred up the pyramid
ENERGY PYRAMID
A relationship between two living organisms where one organism benefits and the other affected in a negative way
PARASITISM
What can you do to help protect our planet?
answers will vary
A living organism that breaks down decaying or dead material or organisms.
DECOMPOSER
All the areas of earth where life exists including all the biomes and ecosystems
Biosphere
MAY
The natural surroundings or home of living organisms in an area
HABITAT