APES Topic 1.1

Flashcards for reviewing scales of an ecosystem, interactions, biomes, aquatic biomes, and the carbon cycle.

Population

Group of organisms that are of the same species.

Community

All biotic (living) things in an area.

Ecosystem

All biotic and abiotic (non-living) things in an area.

Biome

Large area with similar climate; determines what species can live there.

Predation

One organism eats another.

Mutualism

Species benefit and help each other.

Commensalism

One organism benefits but the other isn't affected.

Symbiosis

General term for species living together.

Herbivores

Kill plants for energy.

True Predators

Carnivores that eat/hunt for energy.

Parasites

Take advantage of host without killing it.

Parasitoids

Lay eggs in host.

Keystone Species

Species has a large effect and keeps ecosystem intact.

Resource Partitioning

Different species compromising to use the same area and its resources.

Resource Partitioning: Temporal

Use resource at different times.

Resource Partitioning: Spatial

Use resource in different places of the habitat.

Resource Partitioning: Morphological

Use resource because of evolved body features.