Ecology Vocab

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Ecology

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A field of science that has to do with the relationships between species

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Biotic factors

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All of the living things inside of an ecosystem

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Abiotic factors

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All of the non living things inside of an ecosystem

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Water cycle

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The process in which water goes evaporation to condensation to precipitation

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Carbon cycle

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The process in where carbon is let out into the atmosphere and then absorbed by carbon sinks

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Nitrogen cycle

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The process in where nitrogen is fixed to both bacteria and lightning and stays in the ground

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Biome

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Groups of similar ecosystems

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Producer

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An organism that produces their own food and doesn’t eat other organisms

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Consumer

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An organism that can’t make their instead they eat other organisms

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Decomposer

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An organism that decomposes dead organic material

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Predator

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An animal that eats other animals

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Prey

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An animal that eats plants and gets hunted by other animals

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship where both animals benefit

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship where one benefits and no one is harmed

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Parasitism

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A symbiotic relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed

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Limiting factors

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Factors that limit the population of a species from overpopulating

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Carrying capacity

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The capacity an ecosystem can hold of a certain species that is healthy

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Succession

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The process in which a wasteland transforms from pioneering species to a climax community

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Pioneering species

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The first species to be introduced to the location

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Energy pyramid

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The levels of energy that goes from producer all the way up to consumers.

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Food chain

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One set of feeding relationships

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Food web

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Multiple sets of feeding relationships

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Levels of organization

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Species-one organism
Population-all of the same organisms in an area
Community-all of the populations in an area
Ecosystem-all of the biotic and abiotic things in an area
Biome-all of the similar populations
Biosphere-all of the biomes/Earth