Flashcards
What is an Ecosystem?
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- 1Abiotic FactorsNon living factors in an ecosystem
- 2AbundanceNumber of a particular population in a given area
- 3Factors affecting ecosystems arising from human activityAnthropogenic factor
- 4Living factors in an ecosystemBiotic factor
- 5Final stable community at the end of the process of successionClimax Community
- 6When succession is not completed due to human activityDeflected succession
- 7Factors that have a greater effect on a population when the population is largeDensity dependent
- 8Description of where a particular species can be foundDistribution
- 9Interaction between the living and non living components in a given areaEcosystem
- 10Factors related to soilEdaphic factor
- 11Type of feeding relationship between a herbivore and plantsGrazing
- 12Place where an organism livesHabitat
- 13Competition for resources between organisms of different speciesInterspecific Competeion
- 14Competition of resources between organisms of the same speciesIntraspecific Competition
- 15Type of bar chart representing distribution and abundance of organismsKite diagram
- 16Feeding/living arrangement between two organisms where both benefitMutualism
- 17Description of the relational position of a species in its ecosystemNiche
- 18Relation ship where one organism feeds from the other living organismParasitism
- 19Pioneer communityFirst species to colonise bare rock
- 20Feeding relationship where one organism kills and eats the otherPredation
- 21Succession which occurs in an area where no previous communities existedPrimary Succession
- 22Succession which occurs on land that has been cleared, where communities existed beforeSecondary Succession
- 23Communities that develop during succession between the pioneer community and the climax communitySeres
- 24Animal that does not move, e.g. attached to rocksSessile
- 25Measure of the spread of data about a meanStandard deviation
- 26Process of changes in a community over time brought about by the changes in abiotic factors caused by previous communitiesSuccession
- 27Description of the profile of an area, including altitude, slope, aspect and drainageTopography
- 28The line across and area to be inspectedTransect
- 29Feeding level in a food chain or webTrophic level
- 30Adaptation of plants that enable them to survive dry conditionsXerophytic properties
- 31Organisms who are able to synthesise organic compounds from simple molecules, such as carbon dioxideAutotroph
- 32Organisms who obtain their food and energy from organic compoundsHeterotrophs
- 33Organisms who are autotrophic at the start of a food chainProducer
- 34Organisms who are heterotrophic and feed on producers (herbivores)Primary Consumer
- 35Organisms that feed on primary consumersSecondary Consumer
- 36An organism that feeds on dead and decaying matter, including bacteria and fungiDecomposer
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- Edexcel A2 Biology, Topic 5, 5.1, On the wild side, Key terms
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