ecology Flashcards

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ecology

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study f interactions between organisms and their enviornment

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species

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a group of similar organisms that can reproduce creating fertile/viable offspring

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biotic factors

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living factors

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abiotic

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non living factors

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weather

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day to day condition of atmosphere

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climate

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average condition of atmosphere over time

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sunlight and greenhouse effect

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solar energy hist earth, warms it up, gasses in atmosphere trap the heat

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can energy be created or destroyed?

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no

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primary producers

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able to build energy rich compounds that are later utilized by themselves or other organisms, considered autotrophs

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photosynthesis

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harness light energy to build energy rich carbohydrates

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heterorophs

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must acquire energy from other organisms

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consumers

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considered heterotrophs

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herbivore

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eat producers

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carnivore

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eat consumers

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omnivore

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eat plants and animals

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scavengers

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eat dead animals

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decomposers

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break down dead organisms

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detrivores

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feeds on products of decomposing tissue

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food chains and food webs

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energy flows through ab ecosystem for producers to consumers

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trophic level

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role in a specific food chain

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what is the difference between a food chain and a food web

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food chain is a linear diagram and food web is a collection of multiple food chains

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energy pyramid

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energy flows in 1 direction through an ecosystem- only 10% of energy passes on to next level

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energy ___ through an ecosystem

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flows

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matter ___ through an ecosystem

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cycles

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predation

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organisms captures and feeds in another

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herbivory

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organism feeds on produce

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keystone species

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a species who’s population, when changed, cases large diturbances in the community

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symbosis

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2 species living closely together

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mutualism

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benefits both species

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parasitism

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one is benefited while other is harmed

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commensalism

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one gets benefited while other is neither helped or harmed

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primary succession

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area where no remnants of a past community exists

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secondary succesion

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after a disturbance partially destroys area