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ECOSYSTEMS Flashcards

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what is an ecosystem?

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A community of animals, plants and microorganisms, together with the habitat where they live.

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what is a habitat?

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the place where an organism lives

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what is a community?

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all the living organisms in an ecosystem

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what is a population?

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All of the members of a single species that live within a geographical area.

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what is a species?

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a group of organisms which can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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what is biodiversity?

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the degree of variation that exists among all living organisms on Earth

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what is a producer?

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a green plant which makes its own food by photosynthesis

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what is a consumer?

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an organism which eats other organisms to gain energy

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what is a predator?

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An animal which hunts, kills and eats other animals

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what is a prey?

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an organism that predators kill for food

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what is a omnivore?

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an animal which eats both plants and animals

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what is a carnivore?

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an animal which eats other animals (secondary consumer)

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what is a herbivore?

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an animal which eats plants only (primary consumer)

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what does a food chain show?

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the flow of energy between organisms

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what does a food web show?

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the energy flow through interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

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what do the arrows in a food chain or web show?

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direction of energy flow

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what is a niche?

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the role an organism plays in a community

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when does competition occur?

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when their niches overlap (they both try to use the same resource and the resource is in short supply)

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what is inter specific competition?

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The competition which occurs between organisms of different species for a common resource.

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what is intra specific competition?

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The competition between organisms within the same species.

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what does a niche relate to?

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allow more than one species access to a limited resource

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what is biomass?

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The mass of living material

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