Term |
Definition |
Carrying capacity |
The amount of a population that can be sustained in an area over time |
Population |
The amount of a specific living thing in a given area |
Ecosystem |
Biotic and abiotic things that interact in a given area |
Biotic |
Living things in an ecosystem |
Prey |
Living things that are hunted by other living things |
Logistic |
A type of population graph that shows a carrying capacity |
Omnivore |
Animals that may eat plants and animals |
Top Consumer |
Animal that has no natural predators |
Primary consumer |
Hervbivores and Omnivores may be this in an energy pyramid |
Producer |
Organisms that can make their own food from sunlight energy |
Limiting factors |
Food, space, water ; energy |
Competition |
When resources are limited __________ increases |
Symbiosis |
Organisms that have a very close living relationship |
Carbon dioxide |
Animals exhale it; plants consume and store it |
Carnivores |
Animals that are only able to eat meat |
Niche |
The best place for an organism to exist in its ecosystem |
Community |
A group of populations in an area |
Mutualism |
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
Commensalsinm |
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed |
Parasitism |
A relationship in which one benefits and the other is harmed |
Exponential |
Population graph without any restrictions |
Meat |
Something all secondary consumers must be able to eat |
Heterotroph |
Organisms that cannot make their own food so they need other sources |
Predator |
An organism that hunts for its food |
Marine |
Another name for the ocean habitat |