Science flashcards

An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment

All the different populations that live together in a particular area

A living thing or once living part of an organisms habitat

The part of the world in which life can exist

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their no living environment

An organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms, and returns raw materials to the soil and water ( bacteria)

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

Eats plants (horse)

Eats meat (lion)

Eats plants and meat (bear)

Organism that can make its own food- PLANT makes sugar

All members of one species living in the same area

Organism that benefits by living with, on, or in a host in a parasitism interaction (fleas or ticks feeding on blood)

Organism that HUNTS and kills another organism for food- lion ~zebra -shark~fish

Organisms being eaten (lion eating ZEBRA)

A living thing

The pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem

A series of events in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and by being eaten

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web

An organism that a parasite lives with, in, or on, and provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for the parasite to live - dog

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce

The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce

A nonliving part of an organisms habitat

Any relationship in which two species live closely together and that benefits at least one of the species