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ecology Flashcards

1
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biotic

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is living

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abiotic

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is nonliving

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population

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a group of organisms of the same species

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community

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all the populations of species that live in the same habitat

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ecosystem

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a community of organisms and there abiotic environment

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biosphere

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the part of earth where life exists

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herbivore

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animal that eats plants

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carnivore

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animal that eats meat

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omnivore

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animal that eats plants and meat

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food chain

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it starts at plant-life and ends at animal life showing what each living thing eats

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food web

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a system of enterlocking food chains

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energy pyramid

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a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem loss of energy

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carrying capacity

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the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

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prey

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an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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predator

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an organism that eats all or part of another organism

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mutualism

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a relationship between two species in which both species benefits

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commensalism

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a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Parasitism

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a relationship between two species in which one species benefits from the other

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Producers

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organism that makes its own food

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Decomposers

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an organism that gets its energy

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Desert

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an area with extreme temperatures and no plant life

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Tundra

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a treeless plain found in the arctic

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Temperate deciduous forest

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dominated by trees that loose there leaves

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Tropical rain forest

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a hot, moist biome found near earths equator

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Coniferous forest

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terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world

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Savanna

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a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions

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Temperate grassland

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terrestrial biome whose predominant vegetation consists of grass and/or shrubs

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