New Unit (April) Flashcards
1
Q
Ecology
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A branch of science concerned with relationships between living things and their environments.
2
Q
biosphere
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the part of the world in which life can exist
3
Q
species
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a class of things of the same kind
4
Q
population
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The whole number of people (or animals?) living in the same region,city, country etc.
5
Q
communities
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a group of living things that belong to one or more species.
6
Q
ecosystems
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an ecosystem is made up of all the living and nonliving things in an area
7
Q
abiotic
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not living
7
Q
food web
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all the food chains in a single ecosystem
7
Q
biotic
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caused by living things
7
Q
food chain
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living things depend on eachother for food.
8
Q
herbivore
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mammals that eat plants
8
Q
carnivore
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mammals that eat meat
9
Q
omnivore
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mammals that eat meat and plants
10
Q
All energy comes from the _______
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sun
