Ecology Flashcards

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1
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describes living factors in the environment

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Biotic

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describes the nonliving part of the environment

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Abiotic

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3
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a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

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Population

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4
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all of the populations of a species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

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Community

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5
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a community of organisms and their abiotic or nonliving environment

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Ecosystem

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6
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the part of earth where live exists

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Biosphere

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7
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an organism that eats only plants

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Herbivore

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8
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an organism that eats animals

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Carnivore

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9
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an organism that eats both plants and animals

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Omnivore

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10
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the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms

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Food Chain

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11
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a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

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Food Web

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12
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a triangular

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Energy Pyramid

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13
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Carrying Capacity

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14
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Prey

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15
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Predator

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16
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Mutualism

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Commensalism

18
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Parasitism

19
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Producers

20
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Decomposers

21
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Desert

22
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Tundra

23
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Temperate deciduous forest

24
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a hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator

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Tropical Rain Forest

25
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a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest

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Coniferous forest

26
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a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees

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Savanna

27
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a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas

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Temperate grassland