6.5 Ecosystems Flashcards

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Define *hint A- biotic factors?

A

Non-living component/ factors that affect other living organisms.

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Define biotic factors?
E L

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Environmental factors associated with living organisms affecting other living organisms.

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What is the name of the ROLE of each species in an ecosystem?

A

Niche

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BIOTIC FACTORS
what are the 5 niches and what do they eat?
(Consumers)

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-Produces (plants)

-Primary consumer (herbivore which feed on plants)

Secondary consumers (eats the -primary consumers)

-tertiary consumers (carnivorous eat
-secondary consumers)

-Decomposers (bacteria fungi, and some animals feed on dead organisms and waste material.

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Meaning of Herbivores and their type of consumer?

Carnivorous?

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-Consume plants (primary consumers)

-Consume animals (secondary and tertiary)

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6
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Define habitat

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A place where organisms live

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Define population

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All organisms of on species who live in the same place and time, and breed together.

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Define community

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All population of different species, who live in the same place, time and interact with each other

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What does dynamic

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They are forever changing

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What is nitrogen-fixation?

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the process by which nitrogen is taken from its molecular form N2 in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds

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What example is prey vs predictor relationships part a change of.

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Cyclic change- repeat themselves in a rhythm. Predictor and prey fluctuates cyclic.

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