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41 Cards in this Set
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Biosphere |
All things living on earth |
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Biome |
Group of ecosystems with same climate |
Forrest grasslands tundra |
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Ecosystem |
Part of biome all organisms that live together with abiotic environment |
Animal groups and land dirt rocks etc... |
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Community |
Populations living together |
Animals living together not including abiotic factors |
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Community |
Populations living together |
Animals living together not including abiotic factors |
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Population |
All organisms in same species in same area |
Fish in the river |
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Species |
A pack of wolves that can interbreed |
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Species |
A group of individuals that can interbreed |
Salmon in the river |
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Individual organism |
1 organism in the species |
1 salmon |
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Autotroph |
Organisms that can make their own food |
Plants |
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Autotroph |
Organisms that can make their own food Primary producers |
Plants |
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Heterotrophs |
Consumers |
Humans dogs vultures |
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Biotic factor |
Living things in the environment |
Plants grass deer trees mushrooms birds |
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Abiotic factor |
Non living factors in the environment |
River rock air |
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Abiotic factor |
Non living factors in the environment |
River rock air |
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Ecology |
Study of interactions among organisms and their environment |
Studying global warming or populations |
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Abiotic factor |
Non living factors in the environment |
River rock air |
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Ecology |
Study of interactions among organisms and their environment |
Studying global warming or populations |
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Photosynthesis |
Process where most autotrophs make food using the sun |
Trees use this |
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Abiotic factor |
Non living factors in the environment |
River rock air |
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Ecology |
Study of interactions among organisms and their environment |
Studying global warming or populations |
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Photosynthesis |
Process where most autotrophs make food using the sun |
Trees use this |
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Chemosynthesis |
Process where autotrophs make food using chemicals |
Some bacteria use this |
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Photosynthesis |
Process where most autotrophs make food using the sun |
Trees use this and some protists |
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Carnivore |
Organisms that eats meat |
Cats mice dogs |
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Carnivore |
Organisms that eats meat |
Cats mice dogs |
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Scavenger |
Eats dead things |
Vultures |
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Carnivore |
Organisms that eats meat |
Cats mice dogs |
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Scavenger |
Eats dead things |
Vultures |
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Decomposers |
Breaks down dead things |
All fungi |
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Herbivores |
Eat only plants |
Horse sheep |
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Herbivores |
Eat only plants |
Horse sheep |
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Omivore |
Eat meat and plants |
Humans bears |
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Herbivores |
Eat only plants |
Horse sheep |
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Omivore |
Eat meat and plants |
Humans bears |
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Detrivores |
Eats dead particles sometimes decomposers |
Worms |
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Food chain |
1 way energy flows through an ecosystem |
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Food web |
All the different ways energy flows through an ecosystem |
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Biomass |
Total amount of living tissue in a tropic level |
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Biomass |
Total amount of living tissue in a tropic level |
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Nutrient |
Chemical substance that organisms need to live |
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