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8/2/24, 4:52 AMBiology chapter 6 Ecology.
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (23)
environment the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Relationships between organisms ways organisms relate to survive
Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their
Ecology
environment
biotic factors All the living organisms that inhabit an environment
abiotic factors Nonliving components of environment.
individual a single organism
Population A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with
Community
each other
biotope region of uniform environment and types of organisms
Ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Herbivores Consumers that eat only plants
Carnivores Consumers that eat only animals/meat
food chain A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food web A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Omnivore An animal that eats both plants and animals
Minerals Elements found in food that are used by the body
Producers Organisms that produce their own food
Consumers Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food.
primary consumers animals that feed on producers; ex. herbivores
secondary consumers carnivores that eat herbivores
scavengers an organism that feeds on the dead bodies of other organisms.
Biology
docomposers chapter 6 Ecology. break down organic or inorganic materials that can be reused by plants and animals
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