Ecology

the study of interactions between organisms and the environment

One type of organism

All the parts of the environment that are living.

All the parts of the environment that are nonliving.

the place where an organism lives in a community

all the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

all the populations that live in the same place at the same time

a community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area)

Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain

main source of energy for all living things.

makes its own food (autotroph)

the process of food making in producers Sunlight + CO₂ (carbon dioxide) + H₂O (Water) → sugar (energy) + O₂ (Oxygen)

an organism that eats other organisms (heterotroph)

an organism that only eats plants.

an organism that only eats animals.

An organism that eats organisms that are already dead.

an organism that eats both plants and animals.

an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles).

the transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another.

when different chains overlap.

The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive.

the role (job) a species has within a community

an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.

an organism that gets eaten by a predator.