Biology Ecology Vocabulary

Geosphere

________- solid earth which consists of rocks, continents, and the ocean floor.

Heterotrophs

________ (Consumers)- an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.

Decomposers

Organism that breaks down dead organic material.

Omnivores

________- Organisms that eat both plants and meat.

Hydrosphere

________- All the water on the Earths surface as water vapor and rain in the atmosphere and underground (Any type of water on earth .)

Ecology

________- The study of interactions of living organisms and the non- living environment.

Atmosphere

________- a layer of all the gasses that surround Earth.

Biosphere

________- All life on Earth and all parts of Earth in which life exists.

Carnivores

________- Organisms that eat only meat.

Detritivores

________- Eat dead organisms (like vultures, worms, and crabs)

Ecosystem

All the organisms that live in a place and their physical environment.

Herbivores

________- Organisms that only eat plants.

Autotrophs

________ (Producers)- an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.

Community

A group of different populations that live together in a defined area.

Population

________- A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

Trophic levels

________- ________ are the position an organism holds in a food chain.

Species

________- A group of organisms that breed and produce offspring.

Biotic factors

Any living part of the environment.

Abiotic factors

Any nonliving part of the environment.

Biosphere

All life on Earth and all parts of Earth in which life exists

Hydrosphere

All the water on the Earths surface as water vapor and rain in the atmosphere and underground (Any type of water on earth.)

Atmosphere

A layer of all the gasses that surround Earth

Geosphere

Solid earth which consists of rocks, continents, and the ocean floor

Ecology

The study of interactions of living organisms and the non-living environment

Species

A group of organisms that breed and produce offspring

Population

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

Ecosystem

All the organisms that live in a place and their physical environment

Biotic factors

any living part of the environment

Autotrophs (Producers)

An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

Heterotrophs (Consumers)

An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

Herbivores

Organisms that only eat plants

Carnivores

Organisms that eat only  meat

Omnivores

Organisms that eat both plants and meat

Detritivores

Eat dead organisms (like vultures, worms, and crabs)

Food Chains

The order of events in an ecosystem, where one living organism eats another organism

Food Webs

A food web is a network of many food chains

Trophic levels

The position an organism holds in a food chain