6Th Science Book E Ch. 1 Vocabulary

Front 1

This is the part of the Earth that supports life. It includes the top part of the Earth's crust, the atmosphere, and all the water on Earth's surface.

Back 1

Biosphere

Front 2

What do you call all the organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment?

Back 2

Ecosystem

Front 3

What do you call the study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment?

Back 3

Ecology

Front 4

All the organisms that belong to the same species living in a community is call the .....

Back 4

Population

Front 5

All the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem is called.......

Back 5

Community

Front 6

What do you call the place where an organism lives and that provides the type of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival?

Back 6

Habitat

Front 7

Anything that restricts the size of a population, including living and nonliving featues of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought is called....

Back 7

Limiting factor

Front 8

What is the largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystemjcan support over time called?

Back 8

Carrying Capacity

Front 9

This is an organism such as a green plant or alga, that uses an ourside source of energy like the Sun to ceate energy-rich food molecules.

Back 9

Producer

Front 10

This is an organism that can't create energy rich molecules but gets its food by eating other organisms.

Back 10

Consumer

Front 11

This is a type of symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.

Back 11

Mutualism

Front 12

This is a type of symiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organsim is not affected.

Back 12

Commensalism

Front 13

This is a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organsim is harmed.

Back 13

Parasite

Front 14

In an ecosystem, this refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger.

Back 14

Niche

Front 15

What 4 things must the habitat provide?

Back 15

1. food
2. shelter
3. temperature
4. moisture