Definitions
The evolution of two species that is due to mutual influence often in a way that makes the relationships more beneficial to both species
Co-Evolution
What is a Ecosystem?
A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment
What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats both plants and animals
What is Ecology??
The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment
What are the definition Niche?
The habitat and behaviors a populations uses to limit competition
A substance or object in the environment required by an organism
resource
What is a population?
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
What is a herbivore?
An organism that eats only plants
A relationship between two organism in which one organism benefits and the other is affected
Commensalism
What is the definition of Energy Web?
A complex network within a ecosystem that illustrated how energy passes from one organism to another
Describes the nonliving parts of the environment including water rocks light and temp
Abiotic
What is all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
Community
What is an organism that eats animals/meat?
Carnivore
What is parasitism?
A relationship between two species in which one species the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed
What is carrying capacity?
The largest population that is on environment can support at only given time
Describes living factors in the environment
Biotic
What is the part of Earth where life exists
Biosphere
What is a scavenger?
An organism that eats carcasses abandoned by predator's
A relationship between two species in which both species benefits
Mutualism
Limiting Factors
Resources or environment conditions that restrict the growth, distribution or abundance of organisms or population's within and ecosystem.
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem loss of energy, which results as energy passes thru the ecosystems food chain
Energy pyramid
How many levels of organizations are there
5
What is a large hooved herbivore with antlers whose name starts with M
Moose
Can atoms touch
NO