Biology Flashcards

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Producer

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A green plant able to produce food by photosynthesis

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Prey

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An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food

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Predator

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An animal that kills other organisms for food

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives

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Population

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All organisms of one species in an area

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Herbivore

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Only eats plants

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Carnivore

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Only eats other animals

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Omnivore

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Eats both plants and animals

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Ecosystem

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The interaction of the community with the living and non-living things in their habitat

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Species

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A group of organisms with simular characteristics that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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Community

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A group or organisms of different species living in the same place

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Food web

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A diagram showing how all the organisms in a community are linked together

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Food chain

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A diagram that shows the feeding relationship from the producer to the final consumer

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Biomes

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Areas of our planet with simular climate, landscapes, animals and plants

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Biodiversity

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Describes the richness of species on an ecosystem (greater variety of species = greater biodiversity)

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Niche

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The role the organism plays within the ecosystem

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Interspecific competition

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Competition between different species

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Intraspecific competition

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Competition between the same species

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Energy loss

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Heat, movement, waste (90% is lost)

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Pyramid diagram

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-is shape of pyramid
-1st section = producer
-2nd = primary consumer
-3rd = secondary consumer
-4th = tertiary consumer

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Pyramid (trees)

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Only exption to the pyramid diagram is when the tree is the bottom one as it’s bigger it’s smaller than the rest (shape of tree)

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Pyramid of biomass

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Show the mass of each organisms (a population) in each level (blocky pyramid)