Ecology Flashcards
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What is ecology
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-The study of the relationships in an economy
2
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What is a population
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-A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same ecosystem at the same time
-These organisms live in habitats
3
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What is a community
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-A community is formed when the different populations interact with each other in the same ecosystem
4
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What is an ecosystem
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-All the living and non-living things in an environment
5
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What is the biosphere
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-This includes all the places on earth where life exists
6
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What falls under the biosphere
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-Lithosphere (Rocky crust of earth)
-Hydrosphere (All the water on earth)
-Atmosphere (the layer of gases surrounding the earth)
7
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What makes up the biosphere
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-Smaller units called ecosystems
