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Ecology Flashcards

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Ecology

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The study of interactions between organsim and the enviorment

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species

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one type of organsim

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biotic factor

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all the parts of the enviorment that are living

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Abitic factor

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all the parts of the enviorment that are nonliving

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habitat

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the place where an organsim lives in a community

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population

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all the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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Community

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all the populations that live in the same place at the same time

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Ecosystem

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a community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area)

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Energy pyramid

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Diagram showing trophic level/ level in 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 its own food

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Photosynthesis

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the process of food making in producers

Sunlight + CO₂ (carbon dioxide) + H₂O (Water) →

sugar (energy) + O₂ (Oxygen)

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consumer

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an organsim that eats other organsim

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Herbivore

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an organsim that only eats plants

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carnivore

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An organsim that only eats beef

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scavenger

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an organsim that eats organsim that are already dead

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Omnivore

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An organsim that eats both plants and beef

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles).

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Food chain

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the transfer of energy (food) from 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 among organisms to get all they need to survive

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Niche

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the role (job) a species has within a community

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Predator

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an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.

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Prey

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an organism that gets eaten by a predator

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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 organisms.

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