environmental science vocabulary
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Environmental Science Vocabulary. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. POPULATION. The study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment. ECOLOGY. The nonliving part of the enviroment. ABIOTIC. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Environmental ScienceVocabulary
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
POPULATION
The study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment
ECOLOGY
The nonliving part of the enviroment
ABIOTIC
All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat
COMMUNITY
Part of the Earth where life exists
BIOSPHERE
A community of organisms and there abiotic environment
ECOSYSTEM
An organisms that eats only animals
CARNIVORE
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
ENERGY PYRAMID
An organism that eats both plants and animals
OMNIVORE
An organism that only eats plants
HERBIVORE
A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another
FOOD CHAIN
A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
FOOD WEB
A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not affected
COMMENSALISM
The evolution of two or more species do to mutual influence
COEVOLUTION
A relationship in which two different organisms live in association with each other
SYMBIOSIS
An organism that is killed and eaten by other organism
PREY
A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
PARASITISM
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
MUTUALISM