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Ecosystems Flashcards

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Habitat

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A place where an organism lives

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Biotic Factors

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Living things in an ecosystem

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Abiotic Factors

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Nonliving things in an ecosystem

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Population

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A species grouping (ex. Snake, Bird, Tree population)

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Niche

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The role that each species plays in it’s community

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Species

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All members of a population are members if the same species

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Adaptation

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Is a structure of behavior that allows a species to survive; and reproduce in it’s enviorment

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Community

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Organisms that live together in an ecosystem to make up a community

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Ecosystem

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An area in Wichita living and nonliving things interact

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Enviorment

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All living and nonliving things around an organism is its enviorment

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Biome

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Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate, animals, and plants

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Deciduous Forest

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Has 4 seasons. Average temperature is 50 degrees farenhight.

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Desert

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Can be hot and/or cold. Takes up about 1/5 of the earth

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Taiga

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Is the largest biome land biome on the earth.

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Tundra

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Covers about 1/5 of the earth. Coldest biome

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Tropical Rainforest

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Located at the equator.Is wet and warm all year round

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Grasslands

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Also know as prairies, cold in winter hot in summer.

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Producer

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A plant that makes its own food using a process called photosynthesis

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Consumer

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A person or organism that uses commodity or service.

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Herbivore

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An organism that only eats plants

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Carnivore

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An organism that only eats meat

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Omnivore

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An organism that eats both plants & meat

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Food Chain

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A series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits

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Food Web

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Multiple food chains in one

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down bacteria into simpler substances

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