Exology

Any form of life

Individuals similar in appearance, behaviour and Chromosomes Can breed with eachother to produce fertile offspring

All the individuals of the same species living in a particular place. Live close enough to breed together

Made up of all the populations of all the different species in a particular place

Unit in nature made up of living (biotic ) and non living (abiotic) things that interact with eachother A number of communities together with their physical enviroment

The parts of the earth, where living organisms exist Atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere

The study of ecosystems , of relationships between organisms and their abiotic and biotic enviroment

The non living components of the enviroment Soil, water,temp, sun

The living organisms found in the enviroment Plants, animals, micro oganjsms

Biosphere is further divided into different aquatic and terrestrial biomes. Regions of the earth where specific types of plants and amimals are found , depending on the climate

Consists of naturally occurring groups of organisms living together in the same area Lions , impala , birds and thorn trees

Physical place or enviroment organism lives in

Group of organisms from the same species , that live in the same Area . That interbreed with eachother

Organisms that can produce their own food during photosynthesis. Cacti, aloes , water lillies , fruit

Organisms that can’t produce their own food, feed on plants and other animals Zebra, leopereds, hawks and snakes

Order in which organisms feed on eachother . Beginning with producer

Feeding levels within a food chain

Organisms which feed on both plants and animals Humans , pigs and baboons

Animals that feed on the remains of dead organisms Hyenas, vultures, crayfish

Organisms that break down dead organisms or their waste into nutrients in the soil for plant roots to use, Fungi , bacteria

Organisms both plants and animals that obtain their food from a living host Tapeworm, flees,barnacles

In reality organisms have various food sources , many organisms feed on the same things within an ecosystem

When more than one organism feeds on the same source in an ecosystem . It ensures a balance in the ecosystem Plants compete for water , sun Animals compete for food water space

Competition that exists between organisms of different species