Misc.
The variety of genes found within a species.
Genetic diversity.
Total number of organisms (of one species) in a set area.
Population.
Only eats meat.
Carnivore.
Organism that produces its own food.
The number of organisms an environment can support over a long time.
Carrying capacity.
Non-living parts of an ecosystem.
Abiotic factors.
All locations with life on Earth.
Biosphere.
Only eats plants.
Herbivore.
A series of organisms that consumer each other.
A limiting factor that has an increasing effect as the population grows
Density-dependent limiting factor.
Living parts of an ecosystem.
Biotic factors.
Organism.
Organism that breaks down decaying/dying matter.
Decomposer.
Overlapping food chains that demonstrate energy transfer.
Food web.
A limiting factor that affects all populations regardless of their size.
Density-independent limiting factors.
A specific set of conditions in an environment including rainfall, plant life, and temperatures.
Biome.
All populations in a set area.
Community
Omnivore.
Steps within a food chain or ecological pyramid.
Trophic levels.
A pattern of growth that increase in a constant rate.
Exponential growth.
The unique role an organism plays within its environment.
Niche.
All biotic and abiotic factors in a set area.
Ecosystem.
Organism that consumes other organisms for nutrition.
Heterotroph.
Predator without any predators.
Apex predator
Exponential growth that slows due to limiting factors.
Logistical growth.