Ecology flash cards

Set: Ecology

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	Term	Definition
	ecology	study of relationships between organisms and environment
	organisms	living things
	Species	similar organisms which are capable of breeding together
	Population	group of organisms from same species living in same place
	community	all the plants and animals living in a defined area
	ecosystem	a community interacting with its physical environment
	niche	description of habitat, conditions, role and adaptations
	habitat	the places where a species lives
	physical factors	conditions in the habitat such as light, temperature and salinity
	biotic factors	other species which affect the organism in its habitat
	salinity	saltiness of water
	competitors	species in a community that use the same resources
	predators	animals which hunt other animals for food
	role	the way a species obtains food
	producers	organisms which make their own food
	consumers	organisms which eat other organisms
	herbivores	organisms which eat plants only
	carnivores	organisms which eat animals only
	omnivores	organisms which eat both plants and animals
	parasites	organisms which feed off other living creatures
	decomposers	bacteria and fungi which break down dead organisms for food
	adaptations	features that enable organisms to survive and breed
	grazing	act of feeding on plants

Biology terms from the different life styles part of the Science textbook

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