Ecology And Food Chains Flashcards
1
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Food web
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Shows how food chains in an ecosystem are linked
2
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Food chain
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Part of a food web starting with a producer ending with a top predator
3
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Population
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Group of the same species living in an area
4
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Producer
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Green plant or algae that makes its own food using sunlight
5
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Consumer
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Animal that eats other animals or plants
6
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Parasitism
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An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by taking nutrients at the hosts expense
7
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Mutualism
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Two organisms living in close physical association which is beneficial to both organisms involved
8
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Biomagnification
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The accumulation of toxic substances in the food chain
9
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Pyramid of numbers
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The width represents the number of species at each trophic level
10
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Pyramid of biomass
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The width represents the biomass of each trophic level
