Study of the relationship between living and
non-living things and their environment.
Ecology
All the living things in an area.
community
Animal that is often the food source for
others.
prey
Made up of several different ecosystems.
The outer most level.
Biome
Living things that eats only plants.
Herbivore
Plants or animals that have similar genes
and look very similar.
species
Scientists who study how things are related
to their environment.
ecologists
Living things that eat plants and animals.
ominvore
Living things in the environment.
Biotic
Map that shows how plants and animals
rely on others for food.
Food Chain
Specific plant or animal in a specific
location.
individual
Non-living things in the environment.
abiotic
Changes that occur where two ecosystems
meet.
Edge Effects
Biomes covered in water: saltwater and
freshwater.
Aquatic
Organisms that eat only one food and are
at high risk for extinction.
specialists
Group of organisms interacting with their
environment.
ecosystem
Group of animals that are the same species
living in the same area.
population
Get energy from eating others.
consumers
Biomes covered in land: desert, forest,
grassland, and tundra.
terrestrial
When a plant or animal dies off, and is no
longer present anywhere on the Earth.
extinct
The job a plant or animal has in the
environment.
Niche
An animal that eats other animals.
Predator
Living things that eat only meat.
carnivore
Use the sun to make energy; plants.
producers
Organisms that eat a variety of foods.
generalists