Life on Earth - Ecosystems T4 Flashcards

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Habitat

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The area where an organism lives.

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Population

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The number of organisms of a species in an area.

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Community

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All the different species of organisms that live in a habitat.

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Omnivore

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Organism that consumes both plant and animal material.

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Producer

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Organisms that make their own food - for example plants that make their own food via photosynthesis.

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Consumer

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Organism that consume other organisms for food.

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Prey

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Organism that is hunted by other organisms.

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Herbivore

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Organisms that consume only plant material.

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Ecosystem

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Habitat + Community

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Niche

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The role an organism plays within an ecosystem.

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Biodiversity

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The variety of all life on life on Earth. As well as the communities they form and the habitats they live in.

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Intraspecific competition

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Competition for resources between the same species. More intense that interspecific as it is the same resources that are being competed f9r.

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Interspecific competition

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Competition for resources between different species. Less intense than intraspecific competition.

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