Ecology Vocab (Part 1)
The science that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment.
What is Ecology?
The place an organism lives.
Describe the difference between a Biotic Factor and an Abiotic Factor.
A Biotic Factor is living or was once living. An Abiotic Factor is not living.
Describe the difference between a Food Web and a Food Chain.
A Food Web includes all the Food Chains in an ecosystem (has many paths). A Food Chain describes what eats what in a singular path.
B151
This consists of all the organisms in a particular region, along with nonliving components.
What is an ecosystem?
An organigm's job or role within its community.
Niche
Biotic or Abiotic?
Trees
Biotic
An organism that breaks down dead or decaying matter.
Decomposer
What is my dog's name?
Bella
All the organisms of one species living in a specific area.
Population
A variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Biodiversity
Biotic or Abiotic?
Worm
Biotic
Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.
Heterotrophs/Consumers
What process do producers/autotrophs undergo do to create food and begin a food web?
Photosynthesis
Different populations living together in a particular area.
Community
Elements that prevent a population from reaching its full biological potential.
Limiting Factors
Biotic or Abiotic?
Soil
Abiotic
Can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food.
Autotrophs/Producers
What are one of the 5 major types of biomes?
Aquatic, Grasslands, Forest, Desert, Tundra
A large region that has a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.
Biome
The part of Earth's surface composed of all living things.
Biosphere
Biotic or Abiotic?
Water
Abiotic
Each step in a food chain is called this.
Trophic Level
What microscopic plant is found in the ocean and is responsible for using sunlight and water to make 50% of the oxygen we breathe? They are an algae like plant that is at the start of almost every ocean food web.
Phytoplankton