ecology Flashcards
1
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biotic
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interactions of living organisms
2
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abiotic
A
nonliving part of the environment
3
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population
A
a group of the same species
4
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community
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all the species in the same place
5
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ecosystem
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a community of animals
6
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biosphere
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the part of earth where life exists
7
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herbivore
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an animal that eats only plants
8
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carnivore
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an animal that eats animals
9
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omnivore
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an animal that eats both plants and animals
10
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food web
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a diagram that shows the feeding relationships be tween the plants and animals
11
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food chain
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a pathway of energy
12
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energy pyramid
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triangle that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
13
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Carrying capacity
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the largest population that an environment can support
14
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prey
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food for an other animal
15
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predator
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kills other animals for food
