Ecology

Monday March 27, 2011

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Ecology

• The study of relationships between organisms and their environment

Abiotic Factor

• NON-LIVING environmental factors such as wind, heat, light and soil, sunlight, temperature, water

Biotic Factor

• LIVING ORGANISMS that interact with other living organisms in an ecosystem (e.g., organisms compete for resources, predators and prey)

Biodiversity

• The VARIETY of different species in an area

Biogeography

• Study of the distribution of plants and animals

Biosphere

• The part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.

Carnivore

• Organisms that eats MEAT

Community

• All the populations of DIFFERENT organisms in an area

Ecosystems

• A term used to describe the relationship between many species living together in an environment

Food Chain

• Simply, straight-line chain that shows the flow of energy from the primary producers to the top predator

Food Web

• All food chains connected to show all relationships between organisms

Herbivore

• Organisms that eats PLANTS

Inorganic Substance

• Substances that DO NOT contain a combination of carbon AND hydrogen

Omnivore

• Organism that consumes both plants AND animals

Organic Substance

• Substances that ALWAYS contain carbon AND hydrogen

Population

• All the species of ONE organism in an area

Primary Consumer

• Organism that cannot make its own food; rather it consumes the Producer.

Producer Organism

• Is capable of making its own energy (e.g., tree, grass)

Secondary Consumer

• Organisms that rely on and typically consume the Primary Consumers as an energy source

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Aquatic

• Ecosystem located in a body of water•

Terrestrial

• Ecosystem located on land

Decomposers

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