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Ecology Flashcards

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Ecology

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The study of how animals react to their environment

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Species

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One type of organism

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Biotic factor

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All parts of the environment are living.

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Abiotic factors

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All parts of the environment are non-living.

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Habitat

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The place where the organism lives

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Population

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All of the same species living in the same place.

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Community

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All the populations in the area live around the same place.

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Ecosystem

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A community of living things and non-living things.

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Energy Pyramid

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A diagram showing the level of the food chain.

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Sun

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Main source of energy for all living things.

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Producer

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Makes their own food (plants)

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Photosynthesis

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The process of food making in producers.

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Consumer

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An animal that eats the other animal.

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Herbivore

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An organism that only eats plants.

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Carnivore

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An organism that only eats meat.

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Scavenger

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An organism that eats dead organisms.

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Omnivore

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A organism that eats plants and meat.

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Decomposer

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A organism that breaks down dead plants and animals..

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Food Chain

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The transfer of energy to one organism to another.

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Food Web

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When different chains overlap

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Competition

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The contest within all organisms for surivavl.

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Niche

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The role a species has within their community.

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Predator

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An organism that kills other organisms for energy.

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Prey

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The animal that is the predators prey.

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Limiting factors

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An environmental factor that causes the population to decrease.

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Symbiosis

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A relationship where food, shelter, support or transportation is provided for one or both organism.

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Natural selection.

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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

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