Ecology - The study of organisms & their environment, Habitat - A place where an organism lives, Population - All members of a species in a habitat, Community - All the organisms in a habitat, Ecosystem - Organisms & their environment, Biosphere - The part of the earth that is inhabited by life, Producer - An organism that makes its own food, Consumer - Eats other organisms, Herbivore - An animal that eats plants only, Carnivore - An animal that eats meat only, Omnivore - An animal that eats plants & animals, Decomposers - Feed on dead organisms, Food chain - A series of organisms who pass energy from one to the next, Trophic level - The position of an organism in a food chain, A food web - Interconnected food chains, Niche - The role of an organism in a food chain, Reason for short food chains - Energy flow from one trophic level to the next is small, Why elements are recycled - Finite amounts of elements, Nitrogen Fixation - Changing N2 gas to nitrates, Nitrification - Changes ammonia to nitrites, Denitrification - Changes nitrates to N2 gas, Pollution - Is any harmful addition to the environment, Conservation - Is the wise management of our environment, Compost - Role of micro-organisms in waste management, Urea - A nitrogenous waste from animals, Lightning - A natural process that fixes nitrogen,

04 Ecology

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