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50 Cards in this Set
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Community |
A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other |
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Ecosystem |
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment |
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Habitat |
A place where an organism usually lives |
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Biodiversity |
the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem |
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Succession |
The replacement of one type of community by another at a single location over a period of time |
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Climate |
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time |
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Biome |
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animals communities |
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Biome |
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animals communities |
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Producer |
A photosynthetic or chemosynthetic autotroph that serves as the basic food source in an ecosystem |
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Consumer |
An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter instead of producing its own nutrients or obtaining nutrients from inorganic source |
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Decomposed |
An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms |
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Decomposed |
An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms |
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Trophic Level |
One of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid |
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Energy Pyramid |
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain |
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Carbon Cycle |
The movement of carbon from the non living environment into living things and back |
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Respiration |
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment |
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Nitrogen System |
The cycling of nitrogen between organisms, soil, water, and the atmosphere |
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Niche |
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) |
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Phosphorus Cycle |
The movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the surrounding to organisms then back to the surrounding |
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Population |
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed |
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Carrying Capacity |
The largest population that an area can support at any given time |
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Parasitism |
One organisms feeds on another organism |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
Two species have a relationship in which one species benefit and the other is neither harmed not helped |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
Two species have a relationship in which one species benefit and the other is neither harmed not helped |
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Fossil Fuels |
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
Two species have a relationship in which one species benefit and the other is neither harmed not helped |
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Fossil Fuels |
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals |
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Global Warming |
A gradual increase in the average global temperatures |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
Two species have a relationship in which one species benefit and the other is neither harmed not helped |
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Fossil Fuels |
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals |
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Global Warming |
A gradual increase in the average global temperatures |
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Greenhouse Effect |
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of wary that happens when greenhouse gases in the air absorb and reradiate heat |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live in close association with each other |
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Mutualism |
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
Two species have a relationship in which one species benefit and the other is neither harmed not helped |
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Fossil Fuels |
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals |
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Global Warming |
A gradual increase in the average global temperatures |
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Greenhouse Effect |
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of wary that happens when greenhouse gases in the air absorb and reradiate heat |
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Erosion |
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