Ecosystems Unit FlashCards

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Ecosystems

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The interactions of all biotic and abiotic factors in a specific area. These interactions help change the geology and geography of an area.

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Biotic Factors

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The living components of an ecosystem (i.e., animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and protists).

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Abiotic Factors

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The non-living components of an ecosystem (i.e., air, clouds, minerals, mountains, rocks, soil, sunlight, temperature, water, etc.).

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Species

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A unit of classification, grouping organisms composed of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

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Native Species

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A species that originated and developed in its surrounding habitat and has adapted to living in that particular environment.

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Invasive Species

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A non-native species that has been introduced to an area, causing disruptions to the balance of an ecosystem by causing damage or harm, and outcompeting other species.

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Population

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A group of organisms that are of the same species and live in the same place at the same time.

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Community

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A collection of different populations that live together in the same place at the same time.

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Food Chain

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A visual representation of the flow of energy from the sun to organisms based on classification, from one energy source to its recipient.

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Food Web

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An exchange of energy within the interconnected collection of all the food chains in an ecosystem.