Ecological Organization
The part of earth that supports life.
Biosphere
An organism that is dying out and is in danger of going extinct
What is an Endangered Species
Organisms that cannot make their own energy
Consumers
FOOD
TERRITORY
WATER
Any close relationship between species
Symbiosis
The place in which an organism lives
Habitat
Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population
Limiting factor
Organisms that use an outside energy source, such as the sun, to make energy-rich molecules
Producers
What type of consumer is a gazelle?
Herbivore
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
All the organism in an ecosystem that belong to the same species
Population
The largest number of individuals of one species that and ecosystem can support over time
Carrying capacity
An organism that breaks down their food
What is a decomposer
What type of consumer is a vulture?
Detrivore
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected
Commensalism
All the populations in an ecosystem
Community
How an organism survives, including its habitat, how it obtains food and shelter, and how it avoids danger.
Niche
An organism whos main diet contains the flesh of other organisms?
What is a carnivore
What type of consumer is an earthworm?
Decomposer
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed
Parasitism
All the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their environment
Ecosystem
the basic structure of interaction in all biological communities characterized by the manner in which food energy is passed from one trophic level to the next along the food chain.
What is a trophic pyramid
An organism that eats dead or decaying organisms
A bear is what type of consumer
Omnivore
In a tropical rainforest, orchids grow on the branches of large trees to access sunlight. The orchids use the trees as a physical support, allowing them to thrive high above the forest floor where light is more abundant. However, the tree is neither harmed nor benefited by the presence of the orchids.
What relationship is this?
Commensalism