2nd Ecosystems Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

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

Back

Population

Front

What describes a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism

Front

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

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is a place where an organism lives?

Back

Habitat

Front

Which term refers to a non-living component of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factor

Front

What is the term for the role or function of an organism in its environment?

Back

Niche

Front

What do we call the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What is the term for the interaction where both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What do we call organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Producers