Ecology Flashcards

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Ecosystem

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A collection. If all the organisms that live in a particular place together

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Community

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Different population that live together in a defined area

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Habitat

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An area where an organism lives

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Destruction of ozone layer

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CFCs destroy the ozone layer

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CFCs

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It is found in aerosol cans,coolant in refrigerators, and air conditioners. The particles react with the gases in the air

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Global warming

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The increase of average temperature in the biosphere

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Agriculture

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The practice of farming. Created a supply of food

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Mimicry

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When you imitate something

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Energy pyramids

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Shows how much energy is transferred. Only 10% is transferred in each tropic level

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Parasitism

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When an organism lives on or inside an organism and harms it

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Mutualism

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Two species benefit

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Symbiosis

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2 species live closely together

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Succession

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A change

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Pioneer species

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The first species to populate an area

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Food chains

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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How humans impact the environment

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Coal burning creates acid rain, fertilizer causes algal blooms, destruction of ozone layer, extinction

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Extinction

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When a species disappears from all or part of its range