Terms

Question 1

Biodiversity

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Used to describe the variety of life on Earth

Question 2

Environment

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The conditions that surround any living organism which can be living and non-living

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Species

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A group of interbreeding organisms whose offspring are fertile

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Population

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Group of organisms of one species is in an ecosystem

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Producer

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A green plant which makes food by photosynthesis

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Consumer

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An organism that cannot photosynthesise and needs a ready-made food supply

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A herbivore

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Animals that feed on plants only

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Carnivore

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Animals that eat other animals – flesh eater

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Omnivore

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Animal feeds on plant and animal material

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Predator

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An organism that hunts another organism. Typically are only carnivores or omnivores

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Prey

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An organism that is hunted by predator. This organism must have the ability to move (plants cannot be hunted)

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Food chain

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Shows how Energy is passed from organism to organism in a single chain within an ecosystem

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Food web

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Shows how energy is passed from organisms to organisms between all the organisms in an ecosystem

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Habitat

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Where plants and animals live

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Community

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all populations of different organisms in that habitat

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Ecosystem

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Community of plants, animals, microorganisms and where they live

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Niche

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Is the role that an organism plays within a community.

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Inter-specific competition

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Competition between organisms of different species

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Intra-specific competition

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Competition between organisms of the same species

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Grazing

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An animal which feeds on grass

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Biome

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Is a large region of the Earth that can distinguished from other biomes by:
The characteristics abiotic factors that affect it, such as climate
The particular animal community and plant community that it possesses