eclogy lab Flashcards

214332873	biosphere	the part of earth where life exists
214332874	boime	Group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
214332875	temperate	not extreme
214332876	species	a specific kind of something
214332877	populations	groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.
214332878	community	the body of people in a learned occupation
214332879	ecosystem	a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
214332880	biotic factors	living parts of an ecosystem
214332881	abiotic factors	nonliving parts of an ecosystem
214332882	producers	organisms that make their own food
214332883	autotroph	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
214332884	consumer	a person who uses goods or services
214332885	heterotrophy	organism that obtains food by eating other organisms
214332886	omnivore	a person who eats all kinds of foods
214332887	carnivore	any animal that feeds on flesh
214332888	herbivore	any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
214332889	decomposer	organism that breaks down the wastes or remains of other organisms
214332890	food chain	(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
214332891	food web	(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
214332892	coniferous	of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
214332893	deciduous	(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season