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Population
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
Community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Producer
Beginning of ecosystem that supports consumers
Autotroph
an organism that can form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
Consumer
An organism in the ecosystem that will either feed on other organisms or producers
Heterotroph
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
Herbivore
an animal that eats only plants
Carnivore
an animal that feeds on flesh
Omnivore
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin
Decomposer
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
Biomass
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
Food web
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem
Food chain
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
Trophic Level
each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy
Biotic Factor
Living Organisms
Abiotic Factor
non-Living organisms
Habitat
The environment in which animals and plants live in an ecosystem
Prey
animals that are hunted
Carrying Capacity
the average population for organisms in an area
Symbiotic
involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
Mutualism
symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved
Commensalism
One organism benefits while the other is not benefited but is unharmed
Parasitism
one organism is benefited while the other isnt and is harmed
Predation
the preying of one animal on others
Competition
the relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place
Photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
Population
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
Community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Producer
Beginning of ecosystem that supports consumers
Autotroph
an organism that can form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
Consumer
An organism in the ecosystem that will either feed on other organisms or producers
Heterotroph
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Herbivore
an animal that eats only plants
Carnivore
an animal that feeds on flesh.
Omnivore
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
Decomposer
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
Biomass
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Limiting factors
anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
Food web
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem
Food chain
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
Trophic Level
each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
Biotic Factor
Living Organisms
Abiotic Factor
non-Living organisms
Habitat
The environment in which animals and plants live in an ecosystem
Predators
animals that prey/hunt others
Prey
animals that are hunted
Carrying Capacity
the average population for organisms in an area
Symbiotic
involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
Mutualism
symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved
Commensalism
One organism benefits while the other is not benefited but is unharmed
Parasitism
one organism is benefited while the other isn't and is harmed
Predation
the preying of one animal on others
Competition
the relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place
Photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
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