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31 Cards in this Set
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Abiotic
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of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
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Autotroph
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any organism by using inorganic materials.
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Biodiversity
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diversity among plants
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Biosphere
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the part of the earths crust
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Biotic
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pertaining of life
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carnivore
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only eats meat
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carrying capacity
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the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment.
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Community
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a social group of any size
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competition
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the act of competing
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consumer
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a thing that consumes
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decomposer
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a person or thing that decomposes
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ecological niche
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a nitche
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Ecological succession
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succession
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Ecology
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the branch of biology
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Ecosystem
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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
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Energy pyramid
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a depiction of the amount of energy in each tropic level of an ecosystem
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environment
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the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
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Finite
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having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
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food chain
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the chain from a food source to the ultimate consumer.
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food web
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a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
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Habitat
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an animals natural home
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Herbivore
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only eats plants and meat
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Heterotroph
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an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.
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Host
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a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere
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Limiting factors
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the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
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Parasite
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an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment
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Population
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the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
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Predator
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an animal that eats other animals
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prey
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an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
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producer
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a person who produces.
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Scavenger
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an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
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