Ecology Science 7

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Organisms

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the living parts of an environment

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Micro-Organisms

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organisms that can only be seen with a microscope (most common type of organism)

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Abiotic

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Non-living parts of the environment

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Biotic and Abiotic Interactions are called

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An ecosystem

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Environment

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Everything that surrounds us- including biotic and abiotic things. (multiple types of environment)

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Species

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different types of organisms

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Population

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All the members of one species

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Community

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Two or more different populations in an ecosystem

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Nested Circle Diagram

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Shows how parts fit into a whole

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Ecology

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The study of the world around us to learn how systems in the world work and also to learn our responsibilities to help sustain our environment

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3 different types of interactions

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Living-living

living-non-living

non-living-non-living

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What do indigenous people possess?

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and They possess detailed and valuable knowledge- allows them to live in a sustainable way with their ecosystem

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How long have indigenous people lived here for?

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1000's of years- they've lived the same way

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What have indigenous knowledge accumulated?

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valuable and complex knowledge

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Indigenous people were thought to be...

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primitive

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Indigenous people know how to live in....

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harmony with the environment

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Basic Needs

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What an organism needs in order to survive

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5 basic needs:

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1. Sunlight

2. Food

3. Air

4. Water

5. Shelter

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Habitat

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the physical space where a certain species live

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Biota

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Plants and animals combined that live in a ceratin area

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Georgaph surface

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Features on the land

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Climate

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Long term weather

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Limiting Factors

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Any part of the non-living environment that determines whether or not an organism can survive

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5 main limiting factors

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1. Physical Barriers

2. Sunlight

3. Water

4. temperature

5. soil

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Physical Barriers

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Whan an organism cannot get to a specific ecosystem

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Competition

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when an organism tries to get what it needs to survive but other organisms need and try to get the same things- (It will limit the size of populations).

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Predator

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An aninmal that hunts another animal for food

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Prey

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The organism being hunted by the predator

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Competion can often be...

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life or death

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Adaptations

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special features that help an organism live in a certain habitat

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3 types of adaptations:

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1. Physical or Structural

2. Behavioral- Developed behaviours that will benefit their survival

3. Functional- way an organism works

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Artificial Selection

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Domesticated animals and some plants

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Variation

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Differences between individuals withing a species

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What is variation caused by

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Genes/ DNA (makes everything what they are), and by the environment that they live in

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Source for all energy in most ecosystems

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Sun

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Niche

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Combination of where an organism lives (habitat) and how it obtains food, and how it interacts with other organisms

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Four Types of sun energy

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thermal, infrared, UV, visible

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Photosynthesis

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process in which the sun's energy is used for plants to produce simple sugars from CO2 and H2O

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Producers

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organisms that can make it's own food from non-living materials

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Consumers

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organisms that obtain food by eating other organisms

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Herbivores

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Consumer that only eat plants

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Carnivore

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Consumer that hunt other organisms

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Omnivore

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals

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Detrivores

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Organism that feeds on large bits of dead and decaying animals

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Decomposer

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Organisms that get its energy from breaking down dead animals and plants & their waste

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Primary Producers

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plants

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First Order

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herbivores that only eat plants

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Second Order

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Omnivores and carnivores that only eat herbivores

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Third order

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Carnivores that eat secondary order consumers

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Apex Predator

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No other animal can prey on it. Very little because not enough energy to support lots