Interactions Of Living Things Vocabulary Flashcards

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Describes living factors in the environment

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Biotic

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The study of interactions between organisms & their environment

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Ecology

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Describes nonliving factors in the environment

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Abiotic

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A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

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Population

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All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

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Community

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Made up of a community of organisms and it’s abiotic environment

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Ecosystem

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The part of earth where life exists

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Biosphere

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A consumer that he plants

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Herbivore

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A consumer that eats meat

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Carnivore

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A consumer that eats a variety of organisms

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Omnivore

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An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals

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Scavenger

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A diagram that represents how the energy in food molecules flows from one organism to the next

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Food chain

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A complex diagram representing the many energy pathways in a real ecosystem

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Food web

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A diagram shaped like a triangle that shows the loss of energy at each level of the food chain

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Energy pyramid

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The environment where an organism lives

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Habitat

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An organisms way of life & it’s relationships with its abiotic & biotic environments

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Niche

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The largest population that a given environment can support over a long period of time

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Carrying capacity

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An organism that eats other organism

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Predator

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An organism that is eaten by another organism

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Prey

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A close, long term association between two or more species

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Symbiosis

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A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic association in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

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Parasitism

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The long term changes that take place in two species because of their close interactions with one another

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Convolution