Ecology Flashcards
1
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ecosystem
A
Community of interacting organisms
2
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biotic factor
A
living components of an ecosystem
3
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abiotic factor
A
a nonliving condition or thing
4
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organism
A
all living things
5
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species
A
a group of organisms
6
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population
A
the amount of species/organisms in a certain enviroment
7
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community
A
an interacting group of many species
8
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habitat
A
a natural home or enviroment
9
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natural selection
A
where organism adapt to their enviroment helping survive and create offspring
10
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evolution
A
the history of the world
11
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autotrophs
A
creates own food
12
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heterotrophs
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depends on other things for food
13
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Primary
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feeds on primary producers, meaning plant life.
14
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Secondary
A
EATS ONLY PLANTS
15
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tertiary
A
Feeds only on secondary consumers. Carnivores
