It is made up of interacting populations in a biological community and the community’s abiotic factors
Ecosystem
From the Latin word omnis, meaning “all”; eat both plants and animals
Omnivores
From the Latin words herba, meaning “grass,” and vorare, meaning “to devour”; they feed on grass and other plants.
Herbivore
It is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
ECOLOGY
It is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is not affected
Commensalism
. It extends from high in the atmosphere to the bottom of the oceans.
Biosphere
From the Latin word caro, meaning “flesh”; they eat animals.
Carnivores
It is the portion of Earth that supports living things
Biosphere
It is made up of interacting populations in a certain area at a certain time.
Biological community
Group of organisms, all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same area at the same time
Population
What is this?
Population
It is all strategies and adaptations a species uses in its environment (its function)
Niche
The relationship in which there is a close and permanent association between organisms of different species is....
Symbiosis
Non living parts of an organism’s environment
Abiotic factors
It is the place where an organism lives its life.
Habitat
A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
Food web
Break down the complex compounds of dead and decaying plants and animals into simpler molecules that can be more easily absorbed
Decomposers
Air currents, temperature, moisture, light, and soil are....
abiotic factors
All the living organisms that inhabit an environment
Biotic factors
An organism that uses light energy or energy stored in chemical compounds to make energy-rich compounds
Producer or autotroph
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
Mutualism
Incapable of producing their own food. They obtain nutrients by eating other organisms.
Heterotrophs
It is a simple model that scientists use to show how matter and energy move through an ecosystem.
A food chain
Some interactions are harmful to one species, yet beneficial to another
Parasitism