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16 Cards in this Set
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Diffusion
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Movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration by a process that requires energy
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PREDATOR
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Organism that actively seeks it's prey (other animals)
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PREY
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A living animal that is captured and eaten
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CONSUMER
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an organism that cannot make its own food and must ingest or absorb organic material from its environment. heterotroph.
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PRODUCER
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provides energy for the ecosystem. autotroph
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AUTOTROPH
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produces its own energy using an inorganic source. producers
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COMPETITION
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interaction between 2 animals that have the same food/shelter in a habitat
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HETEROTROPH
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an organism that cannot make its own food and must ingest or absorb organic material from its environment. consumer.
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MICROHABITAT
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a specialized area within a habitat that has different conditions to a habitat
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POPULATION
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all individuals of a species in a specific place and time
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CELLULAR RESPIRATION
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The process of converting chemical energy of food into a form usable by cells, typically ATP
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EUKARYOTE
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A cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus
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PROKARYOTE
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A cell or orgaganism without a membrane-bound nucleus.
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OSMOSIS
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-net movement of water across a semi permeable membrane
-without an imput of energy -from a high to low concentration |
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DIFFUSION
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-net movement of a substance
-without an imput of energy -from a high to low concentration |
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ACTIVE TRANSPORT
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-movement of a substance across a cell membrane
-in an energy-requiring process -that results in a net bovement of that substance from a lower to higher concentration |
