Ecosystem
Ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
A producer is an organism that creates its own food and energy through photosynthesis, it also gives energy to other organisms in an ecosystem.
Population Growth Rate
Population growth rate is the percentage increase from a population after a specific time.
Organisms interact in the following
Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Amensalism.
Population
A population is a group of individuals that are all the same species living in the same certain area
Consumer
A consumer is an organism that gets its energy and food by eating other organisms.
Carrying Capacity
Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals an environment can support.
Parasitism
Parasitism is when the parasite feeds off of the host and negatively impacts the host. The host will get an illness or eventually die.
Biotic
A living organism
Decomposer
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms and recycles the nutritious part back into the ecosystem.
Limiting Factor
A limiting factor is anything that will restrict the population in any way.
Commensalism is when one species will benefit from a relationship. Sometimes the benefiting species will become reliant or extra dependent on the other species and when said species starts to die out it will hurt the previously benefiting species.
Abiotic
A non-living organism
Producer- Algae and common plants
Consumer- Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores
Decomposer- Fungi and Bacteria
What Affects Population Growth Rate
The factors that affect population growth are the number of deaths, births, and incoming and outcoming species.
Amensalism
Amensalism is when one or more species is harmed but the other is unaffected.
How is Carrying Capacity related to Population Growth
Carrying capacity is related to population growth rate through the environmental limits. When an environment reaches the maximum number of individuals it can sustain, the growth slows and everything stabilizes.
Mutualism
Mutualism is when both species benefit from a relationship, however, when one species is negatively impacted, so is the other species.