Ecology Vocab Part 1

Front

What are organisms that eat primary consumers called?

Back

Secondary consumers.

Front

What is a group of living things of the same species living in a certain area?

Back

Population.

Front

What is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unharmed?

Back

Commensalism.

Front

What are organisms that eat secondary consumers called?

Back

Tertiary consumers.

Front

What is a living thing (biotic factor)?

Back

Organism.

Front

What do we call the role of an organism in its environment?

Back

Niche.

Front

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

Back

Carrying capacity.

Front

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

Back

Photosynthesis.

Front

What is the term for a relationship where both species benefit?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

What do we call the non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors.