Biology: Unit 10 - Ecology Unit

Abiotic

A nonliving part of the environment

Biotic

A living part of the environment

Biome

A major type of ecological association that occupies a broad geographic region of land

Consumer

An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals

Commensalism

A symbiotic relationship where one species is benefitted and the other is unaffected

Community

An assemblance of all the populations of organisms close enough together for potential interaction

Competition

Strive for the same limited resources

Decomposer

A prokaryote/fungus that secretes enzymes that digest molecules in organic material

Ecosystem

All the organisms is a given area, along with the abiotic factors

Habitat

A place where an organism lives, the environment in which an organism lives

Herbivore

An animal that eats plants/algae

Limiting factor

An environmental factor that restricts population growth

Mutualism

An interspecific relationship in which both partners benefit

Organism

An individual living thing

Omnivore

An animal that eats plants and meat

Predation

The interaction between a predator and their prey

Population

A group of individuals belonging to one species in the same area

Parasitism

A relationship that benefits one partner and harms the other

Species

A group of population whose members can interbreed

Symbiosis

A physically close association between organisms of 2 or more species