Science Vocabulary Flashcards
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Prey
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An animal hunted by other animals
2
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Predator
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An animal that hunts other animals
3
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Energy pyramid
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Shows how energy passes threw food chains
4
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10%rule
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90% of the energy at each level is used for life processes only 10% of the energy at each level supports the organisms next level
5
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Symbiosis
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A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
6
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Parasitism
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One species benefits from the other species which is harmed
7
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Commensalism
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One organism benefits and the other is unaffected
8
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Mutualism
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Both species benefit sometimes depends on each other to survive .
9
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Decomposer
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An organism,especially a soil bacterium,funds,or invertebrates
