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Is the science that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment. It studies how any living creature affects the ecosystem.
a) Biology
b) Ecology
c) Nanotechnology
What does -inter mean?
Between
What happens with Biomes fuse with one another?
Creates an ecotone.
Is made up of all the living organisms on Earth. Living organisms can be found inside rocks deep underground to high in the atmosphere.
Biosphere
These are plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria act as producers. Producers are autotrophs, or "self-feeding" organisms, that make their own organic molecules from carbon dioxide.
Autotrophs
Is an individual living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs that have separate functions but are dependent on each other.
A group of organisms living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Community
Is the whole number of people or inhabitants (organisms) in a country or region.
Population
A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
Ecosystem
Mention the three components of the Biosphere.
1)Lithosphere/Geosphere = Soil (Earth)
2) Hydrosphere = Water (all saltwater and freshwater (including precipitation), underground water, and ice)
3)Atmosphere = Air (all the gases in the air that surround Earth)
Types of interspecific interactions
These are big zones filled with specific biotic and abiotic components and are also known as Habitats.
Biomes
Mention the three major types of Biomes.
Terrestrial, Freshwater, Marine
Animals, fungi, and many bacteria are examples of this type of organisms.
Consumers or heterotrophs.
Consists of many interconnected food chains and is a more realistic representation of consumption relationships in ecosystems.
Food web
Organisms of two species use the same limited resource and have a negative impact on each other.
Competition
A member of one species, predator, eats all part of part of the body of another species, prey.
Predation
A special case of predation in which the prey species is a plant.
Herbivory
A long-term, close association between two species in which both partners benefit.
Mutualism
A long-term association between two species in which one benefits and the other is unaffected.
Commensalism
In this association among organisms of two different species, one is destroyed or inhibited, and the other remains unaffected.
Amensalism
It is the order of events in an ecosystem, which needs to happen for life to continue. It is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy flow from one organism to another.
Food chain
As a group, they eat dead matter and waste products that come from organisms at various other trophic levels; for instance, they would happily consume decaying plant matter, the body of a half-eaten squirrel, or the remains of a deceased eagle.
Decomposers.
Is a natural process where organic materials are broken down into simpler materials by microorganisms and decomposing organisms. This practice not only allows us to turn organic waste into fertilizer that benefits the soil, but also helps reduce the volume of waste that ends up in landfills.
Compost
These are materials created in nature that are used and usable by humans. They include natural substances (e.g., soil, water) and energy supplies (e.g., gas, coal) that serve to satisfy human needs and wants.
Natural resources