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Unit 3.1 Ecosystems Flashcards

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Definition of species

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A group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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Definition of biodiversity

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Variety of organisms

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Definition of population

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Number of a particular species

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Definition of producer

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Photosynthesis to make food

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Definition of consumer

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Eats food

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Definition of carnivore

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Eats animals

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Definition of herbivore

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Eats plants

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Definition of omnivore

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Eats animals and plants

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Definition of predator

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Hunts animals for food

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Definition of prey

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Is hunted for food

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Definition of food chain

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Shows feeding relationships and energy transfer

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Definition of food web

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A series of interlinking food chains

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Which ecological term is a group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile off spring

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Species

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Which ecological term is variety of organisms

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Biodiversity

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Which ecological term is number of a particular species

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Population

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Which ecological term is make food by using photosynthesis

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Producer

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Which ecological term eats food

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Consumer

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Which ecological term eats animals

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Carnivore

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Which ecological term eats plants

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Herbivore

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Which ecological term eats animals and plants

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Omnivore

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Which ecological term hunts animals for food

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Predator

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Which ecological term is hunted for food

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Prey

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Which ecological term shows feeding relationships and energy transfer

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Food chein

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Which ecological term is a series of interlinking food chains

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Food web

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What is niche

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A niche is the role that an organism plays within a community

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What competition occurs amongst individuals of different species for one or a few of the sources they require

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Interspecific

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What competition occurs amongst individuals of same species for one or a few of the sources required

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Intraspecific

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