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Vocabulary Review Token Grab. All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment. Ecosystem. All the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem. Community.
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All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment Ecosystem
All the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem Community
Anything that can effect the size of a population including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem such as predators or drought. Limiting Factor
Study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment Ecology
Part of the Earth that supports life Biosphere
Place where an organism lives Habitat
All the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species Populations
The unique way in which an organism obtains food, water and shelter Niche
Largest number of a specific species that an ecosystem can support Carrying Capacity
Organism that can use an outside energy source like the Sun, to make energy rich molecules. Producers
Model used to show feeding relationship between a single producer and a group of consumers Food chain
Organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms Consumers
Model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level of an ecosystem Energy Pyramid
Model that shows the complex feeding relationships among organisms in a community Food Web
Process in which producers make energy rich nutrient molecules from chemicals Chemosynthesis