Environmental Science Vocabulary

Environmental ScienceVocabulary

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

POPULATION

The study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment

ECOLOGY

The nonliving part of the enviroment

ABIOTIC

All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat

COMMUNITY

Part of the Earth where life exists

BIOSPHERE

A community of organisms and there abiotic environment

ECOSYSTEM

An organisms that eats only animals

CARNIVORE

A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy

ENERGY PYRAMID

An organism that eats both plants and animals

OMNIVORE

An organism that only eats plants

HERBIVORE

A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another

FOOD CHAIN

A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

FOOD WEB

A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not affected

COMMENSALISM

The evolution of two or more species do to mutual influence

COEVOLUTION

A relationship in which two different organisms live in association with each other

SYMBIOSIS

An organism that is killed and eaten by other organism

PREY

A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

PARASITISM

A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

MUTUALISM