Vocabulary
A geographic area on Earth
What is a biome?
Only eats meat
What is a carnivore?
Changes in climate patterns over time
What is climate change?
A close, long-term relationship between two species
What is symbiosis?
The parts of Earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life
What is the biosphere?
All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
What is population?
Only eats plants
What is an herbivore?
The contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life
What is pollution?
a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
What is mutualism?
A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring
What is a species?
Factors that limit a population
What are limiting factors?
Eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
Changing a habitat so much that it is no longer usable
What is habitat destruction?
Type of relationship in which organisms try to get the same resources
What is competitive?
The process of one ecological community gradually changing into another
What is ecological succession?
A living factor in an ecosystem
What is a biotic factor?
consumes the bodies of dead organisms and waste
What is a detritivore?
The overuse of animal and plant species by humans
What is overexploitation?
a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is parasitism?
The variety of genes or inherited traits that are present
What is genetic diversity?
A non-living factor in an ecosystem
What is an abiotic factor?
An animal that hunts and eats other animals
What is a predator?
An organism that is introduced into an ecosystem that outcompetes native species
What is an invasive species?
A symbiotic relationship that benefits one species but does not harm or benefit the other
What is commensalism?
The ability of an ecosystem to maintain balance
What is resilience?