National 5 Biology – Ecosystems Verified A+

National 5 Biology – Ecosystems Verified A+ Habitat ️️Place where an organism lives. Biodiversity ️️The variety of living organisms found in a particular area. What is an ecosystem? ️️All the organisms (the community) living in a particular habitat and the non-living components with which they interact. What is a species? ️️A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. What is a carnivore? ️️An organism that gets its energy by eating animals. What is a herbivore? ️️An organism that gets its energy by eating plant material. What is an omnivore? ️️An organism that gets its energy by eating both plants and animals What is a producer? ️️An organism that can produce its own food by photosynthesis. What is a consumer? ️️An organism that gets its energy by consuming other organisms. What is a population? ️️A group of organisms of the same species living together in an area. What is a community? ️️All the different organisms that live together in an area What is a niche? ️️The role that an organism plays within a community. When does competition in an ecosystem occur? ️️When resources are in short supply. What is interspecific competition? ️️Competition between individuals of different species, for one or a few of the resources that they require. What is intraspecific competition? ️️Competition between individuals of the same species for ALL of the resources that they require. Which type of competition is more intense, interspecific competition or intraspecific competition? ️️Intraspecific competition. Which type of competition is more intense and why? ️️Intraspecific competition. They are competing for all the same resources.