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26 Cards in this Set
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Study of interactions between organisms and the environment.
Parts of the environment include biotic and abiotic factors. |
Ecology
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Cell --> Tissue--> Organ--> System--> Organism--> ?--> ?--> ?--> ?-->
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Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
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Group of individuals of the same species
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Population
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All the populations of different species in an area
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Community
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A community of organisms and its abiotic environment
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Ecosystem
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The part of the earth where life exists
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Biosphere
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Use the sun's energy with some other ingredients to make food (photosynthesis)
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Producer
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What is the photosynthesis equation?
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6CO2 + 6H2O +Sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
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Must eat other organisms to survive
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Consumers
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Eat plants
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Herbivore
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Eat animals
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Carnivore
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Eat both plants and animals
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Omnivore
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Feed on bodies of dead organisms
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Scavengers
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Break down remains of dead organisms
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Decomposers
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Eat fruit
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Frugivore
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Eat insects
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Insectivore
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The environment where the organism lives
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Habitat
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Includes its habitat, its food, and how it affects and is affected by the abiotic environment.
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Niche
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The environment has a limited number of resources. The population cannot grow forever because there are not enough resources to go around.
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Limiting Factors
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The population can only grow to a certain number of individuals. The number of individuals the environment can support.
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Carrying Capacity
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When two or more individuals try to use the same resource: can occur between organisms in the same species or between individuals of different species and populations within a community
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Competition
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A relationship between one or more organisms
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Symbiosis
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A relationship where both organisms benefit
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Mutualism
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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
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Commensalism
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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is hurt
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Parasitism
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Boundaries where an organism defines its space, patrolled and marked by organism
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Territory
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