Unit 6 vocab

system of growing diffrent crop in a field.

damage to habitat and resources

obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

capable of being readily decomposed

increase in chemical concentration in animal tissue as it moves up the chain

natural resource that is used up faster.

Natural resource that is used at the same rate.

Makes its own food

What consists of all life on earth

Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with relations of organisms

Organism that breaks down wastes and dead organism

life present in ecosystem

Species, often introduced by humans

Impact of a person or community on the environment

Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces

cultivation or farming of seafood under controlled conditions.

an ecological succession that occurs after a major disturbance (Wildfire, flood, or storm)

increased concentration of a chemical within an organism over time

nonliving part of ecosystem

community of interacting organisms

ecosystem returns to its original state

living part of ecosystem

loss of some or all ability to support plant growth

species depending on others in ecosystem

ecological succession that begins in an area, (No biotic community)

each step in a food chain or food web