Ecology Part 1 MS

living things (animals, plants, etc)

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Biology

• Butterscotch

An organism that must obtain its energy by consuming other organisms

• Autotroph/producer

• Heterotroph/Consumer

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

Define: Abiotic

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Process that requires oxygen

• Non-living things (rocks, water, temperature)

• living things (animals, plants, etc)

Define: Autotroph/Producer

• organisms that make their own food—photosynthetic life.

• macromolecule that is broken down to glucose to provide energy.

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

Define: Biotic

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Process that requires oxygen

• Non-living things (rocks, water, temperature)

• living things (animals, plants, etc)

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• Community

• Biome

• Population

• Ecosystem

The part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Biome

• Biosphere

All the different populations that live together in an area at the same time (biotic factors only)

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Organism

Define Ecosystem

• A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

  (includes biotic and abiotic factors)

• A group of organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same area at the

  same time

• All the different populations that live together in an area at the same time (biotic

  factors only)

A single living thing

• Population

• Organism

• Community

• Ecosystem