2015 Science Ecology Vocab (CHMS)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.

An animal's habitat.

Lying asleep or as if asleep.

A series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions.

Everything that surrounds a living thing.

Living or growing in water.

The continuous movement of carbon through Earth, and its atmosphere.

A living thing in an ecosystem.

An organism that captures energy from sunlight.

The six main biomes are: tundra, grassland, aquatic, forest, jungle, and desert.

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The process in which plants make sunlight is chlorophyll.

The continuous movement of nitrogen through Earth and its atmosphere.

A model used to show the amount of energy available to living things in an ecosystem.

One celled organisms that appear singly or in chains.

Relating to land as distinct from water.

An organism that feeds on or breaks down dead plant or animal matter.

A factor or condition that prevents the continuing growth of a population in an ecosystem.

A region of Earth that has particular climate and certain types of plants.

A nonliving physical or chemical part of an ecosystem.

Something that incites to action or quickens action.

The relations and interactions between organisms and their environment.

Orientation of an organism to an external stimulus as light.

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.