Ecosystem Terms

Ecosystems and things that affect them:

Biotic - Living things that affect an ecosystem

Abiotic - Non living things that affect an ecosystem

Limiting Factor - Any factor that restricts the population of organisms

Community - All populations of different organisms that live in the same place and interact with each other

Population - A group of the same species that live in the same place

Habitat - The type of place where an organism usually lives

Symbiotic Relationships - The relationship between different species living with one another

Mutualism - A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

Commensalism - A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and nothing happens to the other

Parasitism - A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

 

Photosynthesis:

Photosynthesis happens in the Chloroplast.

Found inside of chloroplasts, the green chemical, chlorophyll, reacts with the Sun’s energy to drive the process of Photosynthesis.

18 total Oxygen atoms are found in the reactants of photosynthesis

Photosynthesis equation is - 6H2O + 6CO2 - C6H12O6 + 6O2 (Water + Carbon Dioxide - Carbon Hydrogen + Oxygen).

 

Food Webs:

The level with the most energy is the Primary Producer

The source of all energy on earth is the Sun