EatE — 3A-B — organisms in the environment, feeding relationships Flashcards

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Population

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The number of individuals of a specific species.
High abundance = big population

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Community

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All of the different species found in an ecosystem.
- Plants
- Animals
- Decomposers (protoctists, bacteria, fungi)

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives.

Ecosystems can be made up of various habitats

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Ecosystem

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All of the living and non-living parts of a particular area and the interactions between them

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Biodiversity

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Measure of the number of species + the size of the population
Large numbers of lots of different species = high biodiversity

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Biotic

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Living things
- animals
- plants
- fungi
- bacteria
- protoctists

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Abiotic

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Non-living things
(the physical environment)
- Topography
- Climate
- pH of soil
- Water temperature

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