Ecology Flashcards

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What is ecology?

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Ecology is the study of relationships between plants, animals and their environment

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What is the importance of ecology?

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Provides info on how the world works and evidence of consequences of human interaction.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a group of organisms that interact with their environment.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the place where an organism lives

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What are examples of a habitat?

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  1. Robin lives in a nest in a tree
  2. Rabbit lives in a burrow in the ground
  3. A blackberry plant in the hedgerow
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What is a community?

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A community is all the different plants and animals in an area

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What animals are found in the grassland?

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Foxes, rabbits, owls, grasses and trees are all found in grasslands

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How do you study a grassland habitat?

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  1. Make a map of the habitat
  2. Make a note of abiotic factors
  3. List the types of organisms
  4. Estimate the number of organisms in the habitat
  5. Write a report
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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living factors

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What are biotic factors?

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Living things: plants, animals and humans

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What is adaptation?

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It is any characteristic that improves an organisms chance of survival

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What is competition in ecology?

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It is the struggle between organisms for a resource that is in short supply

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What is interdependence?

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It is the way organisms rely on each other

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