Ecology Flashcards

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1
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Study of living things in their environment

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ecology

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2
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Made from living materials

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Biotic factor

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nonliving

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Abiotic factor

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4
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A group of organisms capable of creating and producing fertile offspring

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species

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5
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All the species in an area

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population

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6
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All the different species in an area

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Community

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7
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Organism and abiotic factors

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Ecosystem

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8
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eats meat

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Carnivore

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9
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eats plants

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herbivore

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10
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feeds on decaying matter

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scavenger

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11
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eats plants and animals

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omnivore

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12
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Consumer that feeds on the plants and animals (earthworms)

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detritivore

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13
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Shows the path of food from one living thing to another

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food chain

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14
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Shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem are linked

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food web

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15
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levels in the food web

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tropic level

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16
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producers (bottom)

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autotroph

17
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  1. herbivore - plant
  2. carnivore - animals
  3. omnivore - both
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heterotrophs

18
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Gets energy by feeding on other organisms

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Consumer