ECOSYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS Flashcards

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COINED THE “ ECOSYSTEM” TO RECOGNIZETHE INTEGRATION OF THE BITIC COMMUNITY AND ITS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AS A FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF ECOLOGY.

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ARTHUR GEORGE TANSLEY

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TWO GRPS OF BIOTIC COMPONENTS

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PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS

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2 SPECIAL TYPE OF CONSUMERS IN BIOTIC COMPONENTS

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DECOMPOSERS, SCAVENGERS

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NON LIVING VHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL FACTORS THAT HELP SUSTAIN LIFE IN THE ECOSYSTEM.

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ABIOTIC COMPONENTS

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autothrops

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producers

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heterothrops

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consumers

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feed on plants

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herbivores

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feed on both animals and plants

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omnivores

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feed on dead plants and animals on their waste

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decomposers

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break down the waste of material from producers and other consumers into inorganic substances, which in turn serve as nutrients for the producers

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detritus

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shows a sequence of how organisms obtain their energy

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food chain

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describes the feeding relationships in an ecosystem. shows how variety of food chains are interrelated to one another

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food web

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concept of food web

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food cycle

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introduced the concept of food web, which he called ________

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CHARLES ELTON

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SHOWS THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF SLOAR ENERGY TRANSFERRED FROM ONE FEEDING TO NEXT LEVEL

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ENERGY PYRAMID

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INTERACTION BETWEEN AND AMONG ORGANISMS, WHICH WHERE EACH COMPETES WITH ONE OTHER TO OBTAIN THE SAME RESOURCES.

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COMPETITION

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INTERACTION BETWEEN AND AMONG CONSUMERS WHEREIN ONE CONSUMER SERVES AS FOOD OF ANOTHER.

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PREDATION

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ORGANISM THAT KILLS AND EATS ITS VICTIM

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PREDATOR

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ORGANISM THAT IS EATEN

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PREY

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REFERS TO THE LIVING TOGETHER OF TWO OR MORE ORGANISMS IN AN ECOSYSTEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

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SYMBIOSIS

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3 TYPES OF SYMBIOSIS

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MUTUALISM, PARASITISM, COMMENSALISM

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TWO WAY RELATIONSHIP WHEREIN BOTH ORGANISMS BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER.

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MUTUALISM

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It’s a one-sided relationship, wherein one organism benefits, and the other organism is neither benefited nor injured

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PARASITISM

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ONE SIDED RELATIONSHIP

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COMMENSALISM