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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 organism

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biotic factor

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All the parts of the environment that are living.

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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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habbitat

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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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10
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energy piramaid

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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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12
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producer

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makes its own food autograph

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13
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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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14
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consmer

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an organism that eats other organisms (heterotroph)

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15
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herbovoirs

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an organism that only eats plants.

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carnivors

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an organism that only eats animal

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scavenger

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An organism that eats organisms that are already dead

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omnivores

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an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles).

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food chain

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the transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another.

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food web

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when different chains overlap.

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competition

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The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive.

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niche

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the role (job) a species has within a community

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predetor

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an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.

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prey

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an organism that gets eaten by a predator.

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limiting factor

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an environmental factor that causes the population to decrease

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symbiosis

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A relationship where food, shelter, support or transportation is provided for one or both organisms.

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natural selection

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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment