Glossary - Chapter 5 Flashcards
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Population
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All the individuals of a species living in a particular area
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Habitat
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The place where an organism, species or population lives
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Exoskeleton
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A skeleton on the outside if an organism such as found in insects or crustaceans
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Heterotroph
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An organism that gains it’s organic compounds for energy and growth from other organisms
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Cellulase
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An enzyme that digests cellulose that is produced by some bacteria, fungi and protozoans
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Cellulose
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The carbohydrate made of linked glucose molecules, which is a major component of plant cell walls and wood
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Symbiosis
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A relationship between organisms of different species that live together.
One benefits while the other species may benefit, be unaffected or suffer
