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Ecology
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The study of the relations of organisms to one another to their environment
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Producers
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Organisms that use the suns energy to create food for themselves
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Consumers
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Eat other animals as a source of energy
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Trophic level
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The placement of organisms on a food chain/pyramid
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Biological community
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an interacting group of various species in a common location.
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Niche
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The specific area where an organism inhabits
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Mutualism
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Both species benefit from the relationship
Ex: bee getting pollen from a flower |
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Parasitism
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When one organism benefits while the other is harmed ex: tapeworm in digestive system
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Commensalism
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One species benefits and the other isnt hurt or benefitted
Ex: ramora on a shark |
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Ecological succession
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The series of predictable changes that occur in a communiry over time
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Primary succession
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Begins in an area with no remnants of an older community
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Secondary succession
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Occurs when a disturbance changed a community without destroying it completely
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Kind of disturbances that change an ecosystem
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Forest fire, deforestation, removal of a species
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Explain latitude and how it effects climate
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The further away from the equator a place is, the colder the climate
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Explain how the greenhouse effect effects climate
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A certain amount of greenhouse gases are absorbed in the earth while the other is reflected back to the atmosphere. The more greenhouse gases, the hotter the earth becomes
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Explain how global winds effect climate
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The winds move storms and other types of weather along coasts and to different regions
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Methods used to study ecology
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Sampling items, putting something or taking something out of an ecosystem to see the reaction, check ages of trees
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