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11 Cards in this Set
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Smallest to Largest Living Things |
* Atom * Tissue *Organism * Species *Population *Community * Ecosystem *Biosphere |
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ECOLOGICAL PYRAMID |
TERTIARY CONSUMER- Carnivore- 5J SECONDARY CONSUMERS- Heterotroph- Herbivore - 50J PRIMARY CONSUMER- Heterotroph - 500J PRODUCER- Autotroph - 5000J |
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ECOSYSTEM |
an organization of many living things (plants, animals, water, etc |
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10% RULE |
You lose 90% of available energy as you go up the trophic levels of the pyramid & the rest is lost as heat |
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SECONDARY SUCCESSION |
starts with soil & grass; not bare rock |
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MUTUALISM |
Fungal mycorrhizae live on plant roots & increase the plant's ability to absorb nutrients and the mycorrhizae are provided with carbohydrates from the plant. ( both organisms benefit) |
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PARASITISM |
Fleas attach to the skin of warm-blooded animals, feed on their blood, and make the animals itch. ( one is harmed & one benefits) |
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COMMENSALISM |
Barnacles (small crustaceans) adhere to the skin of a whale in order to be deposited in a new location that is abundant in resources. The whale does not appear to be affected. ( one benefits & one doesn't care) |
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PREDATION |
Prey and Predator ( one benefits and one dies) |
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Problems if INVASIVE SPECIES introduced into an ecosystem |
all of these; food scarcity. competition for land and death |
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CARRYING CAPACITY is |
the total amount an ecosystem can support |
