Ecology Unit 1 Slides Vocab

The study of how living things interact with each other and their surroundings.

The study of the human body and its organs.

The study of chemical reactions in a laboratory.

The study of planets and stars.

A group of the same kind of organisms living in an area

Different groups of living things living in one place

Living and non-living things in an area that work together

All parts of Earth where life exists

A habitat includes only living things, while an ecosystem includes both living and non-living things.

A habitat is the natural home for a specific organism, while an ecosystem includes all living and non-living things in an area.

A habitat is larger than an ecosystem.

A habitat and an ecosystem are the same.

Only land areas

Only water areas

All parts of Earth where life exists

Only forests

The special role or job of a living thing in its environment.

The place where an organism lives.

The amount of food an organism eats.

The number of offspring an organism has.

A living thing that makes its own food.

A living thing that eats other animals.

A living thing that breaks down dead material.

A living thing that lives in water.

A living thing that eats plants or other animals for food.

A living thing that makes its own food.

A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals.

A living thing that produces oxygen.

To break down dead plants and animals.

To produce food through photosynthesis.

To eat other animals for food.

To compete for sunlight.

A level or step in a food chain or food web

A type of animal in a habitat

A measure of plant growth

A type of ecosystem

It shows how energy moves and decreases at each trophic level

It shows the number of animals in each habitat

It displays the types of plants in an ecosystem

It shows the migration patterns of animals

Availability of water

Amount of sunlight

Number of predators

Type of soil

Both living things help each other.

One living thing benefits and the other is harmed.

One living thing benefits and the other is not affected.

Both living things are harmed.

It is a close relationship between two living things.

It always benefits both organisms.

It can involve harm to one organism.

It includes mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

A forest regrowing after a fire

A pond gradually filling in to become a meadow

A bird building a nest in a tree

Grasses growing in an abandoned field