ecololigy

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relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.

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.Biotic

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physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms

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abiotic

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all of the individuals of the same species within an ecological community.

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. Population

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a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time

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community

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he integrated study of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework

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Ecosystem

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the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

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Biosphere

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plant eater

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Herbivore

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meat eater

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Carnivore

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eats meat and plants

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omnivore

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a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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Food chain

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a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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Food web

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graphical model of energy flow in a community

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Energy pyramid

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the number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by a vehicle or container.

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Carrying capacity

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animal getting eaten

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Prey

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animal eating other animals

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Predator

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symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.

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Mutualism

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an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

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Commensalism

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the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

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Parasitism

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organisms that can make their own energy through biochemical processes, which are just processes in living things that involve chemical reactions. Also called autotrophs, the usual way producers make energy is through photosynthesis.

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Producers

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organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they carry out the natural process of decomposition. Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.

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Decomposers

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A large, dry, barren region, usually having sandy or rocky soil and little or no vegetation.

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Desert

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occurs in the far Northern Hemisphere, north of the taiga belt.

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Tundra

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temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year

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Temperate deciduous forest

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Tropical rainforest

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Tropical rainforest

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Coniferous forest

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Coniferous forest

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Savanna

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Savanna

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Temperate grassland

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Temperate grassland