Ecology

Public Deck • Created by Ecologist

10 cards
Card 1
Term
Ecosystem
Definition
Community of organisms and their environment.
Card 2
Term
Biodiversity
Definition
Variety of life in a particular habitat.
Card 3
Term
Food Chain
Definition
Sequence of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Card 4
Term
Trophic Level
Definition
Position in a food chain.
Card 5
Term
Biomass
Definition
Total mass of organisms in a given area.
Card 6
Term
Habitat
Definition
Natural home of an organism.
Card 7
Term
Niche
Definition
Role of an organism in its ecosystem.
Card 8
Term
Succession
Definition
Process of change in an ecosystem over time.
Card 9
Term
Carrying Capacity
Definition
Maximum population size an environment can sustain.
Card 10
Term
Keystone Species
Definition
Species with a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem.