Levels of Ecology
The place an organism lives
Habitat
What is the main thing that makes each biome different?
Climate
Trash, smoke and chemicals in water cause
pollution
protecting and managing natural resources
conservation
Biotic
An organism that must eat other organisms to get food.
Heterotroph
A biome that stays warm all year with grasses and scattered trees
Tropical Savanna
When species die out so we no longer have them around
extinction
resources that will never run out
renewable resources
Non-living parts of the ecosystem.
Abiotic
The type of symbiosis that is beneficial for both organisms
Mutualism
A biome that stays warm all year with thick trees and lots of biodiversity.
Tropical Rainforest
When organisms no longer have enough space to live because of human actions
habitat destruction
Resources that can be replaced or recycled at the same rate
sustainable
The role of an organism in its ecosystem
Niche
The type of symbiosis that benefits one organism but doesn't really affect the other organism.
Commensalism
A biome that gets hot in the summer and very cold in the winter with lots of grasses.
Temperate Grasslands
When organisms are overhunted or used a lot so that their numbers are very low
Overexploitation
species that are only found in one place on earth
endemic
When different organisms need the same resource.
The type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Very hot in the day and very cold at night.
Desert
invasive species
organisms that help clean up pollution