Unit 6 - Populations Vocab Flash Cards

Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

• Biotic

• Biotic

• Inorganic

• Synthetic

A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

A change in the environment (stimulus) that causes an organism to react (response).

• Stimulus/Response

• Reaction/Action

• Cause/Effect

• Input/Output

An organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms.

• Predator

• Predator

• Scavenger

• Herbivore

Environmental factors that restrict population growth and size.

• Limiting Factors

• Population Dynamics

• Ecological Constraints

• Growth Regulators

The natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours.

• Circadian Rhythm

• Sleep Cycle

• Biological Clock

• Sleep Pattern

A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Extinction

Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, temperature, and water.

• Abiotic

• Abiotic

• Organic

• Inorganic

The interaction between organisms or species that use the same resources, where the presence of one lowers the availability of the resource for the other.

• Competition

• Cooperation

• Predation

• Mutualism

An organism that is hunted and eaten by predators.

• Prey

• Prey

• Scavenger

• Herbivore