ecology

Biodiversity

The variety of species within an ecosystem

Carrying Capacity

maximum stable population size that can be supported in an ecosystem

Abiotic Factors

Non Living components affecting organisms in an ecosystem

Niche

functional role of a species in it's ecosystem

Model

Simplified representation of a system or process

Competition

Struggle between organisms for a resource in short supply

Carrying Capacity

Maximum stable population size that can be supported in an ecosystem

Adapatation+ example

feature or characteristic that allows organism to better an organism to better survive, owls nocturnal

scramble + contest

all get some of the resources, one gets all of the resources

Species

population of organisms that can interbreed/reproduce to produce fertile offspring

Predation

Catching, killing of another organism

Symbiosis

relationship involving one organism benefit

Food web

2 or more interconnected food chains

Role of parasites in nature

population control

what is meant by trophic

feeding or nutrition

define food chain

sequence of organisms showing transfer of energy from one to the next

Commensalism

is when one organism benefits but does not affect its host.