Ecosystems Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area?

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Population

Front

In a _______ relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Commensalism

Front

Which term refers to the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What is the term for the different levels in a food chain, representing the flow of energy?

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Trophic Levels

Front

A _______ is a place where an organism lives.

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Habitat

Front

What is the term for the non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity