Science flashcards Q2

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Ecology

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the study of interactions between organisms and the environment

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Species

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One type of an Organism

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Biotic Factor

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All the parts of the environment that are living

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Abiotic Factor

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All the parts of the environment that are nonliving.

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Habitat

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the place where an organism lives in a community

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Population

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all the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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Community

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all the populations that live in the same place at the same time

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Ecosystem

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a community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area)

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Energy Pyramid

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Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain

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Sun

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main source of energy for all living things.

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Producer

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makes its own food (autotroph)

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Photosynthesis

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the process of food making in producers

Sunlight + CO₂ (carbon dioxide) + H₂O (Water) →

sugar (energy) + O₂ (Oxygen)

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Consumer

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an organism that eats other organisms (heterotroph)

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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 animals.

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