Vocab list 1 Flashcards
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study of the interactions of living organisms and their environment
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ecology
2
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living
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biotic
3
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not living
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abiotic
4
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same species in same environment
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population
5
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all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact
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community
6
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a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
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ecosystem
7
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part of Earth where life exists
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biosphere
8
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organism that only eats plant
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herbivore
9
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organism that only eats animals
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carnivore
10
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organism that eats both plants and animals
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omnivore
11
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obtains food from feeding on other organisms
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consumer
12
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creates own food
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producer
13
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decomposes organic material
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decomposer
14
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the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
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carrying capacity
15
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variable that you change for the sake of the experiment
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independent variable
