Ecology Flashcards

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Term used to deceive all the place on earth where life exists

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Biosphere

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Term used to describe the role of an organism in an ecosystem

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Niche

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Term used to describe the position of an organism in a food chain

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Trophic level

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A biotic factor

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Living factor
The action of an organism affects the life of another organism
E.g. Food

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Abiotic factor

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Non living factor

E.g. Soil, pH

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The place where an organism lives

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Habitat

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Difference between contest and scramble competition

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Contest - one organism gets the resource

Scramble - all competing get some of the resource

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Definition of population

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All the organisms of the same species living in an area

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Symbiosis

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Two organisms from different species live in close association with each other for the benefit of at least one of the species

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What is parasitism

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One organism benefits but the other is harmed

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