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Ecology |
Study of interactions among organisms & between organisms & their environment |
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Radiant Energy |
Energy in wave form |
Light energy |
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Chemical Energy |
Energy stored in molecules |
Sugar |
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Producers/ Autotrophs |
Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis |
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Consumers/Heterotrophs |
Organisms that eat other organisms for energy |
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Symbiosis |
A relation between two organisms of different species |
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Mutualism |
Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
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Parasitism |
Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed |
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Commensalism |
Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits without harming the other |
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Competition |
Relation in which two organisms attempt to obtain the same resource |
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Biodiversity |
Variety of life in an area |
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Erosion |
Washing away soil |
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Biotic |
Living components of an ecosystem |
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Abiotic |
Non-living components of an ecosystem |
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Carrying Capacity |
Maximum number of individuals that can be supported in an area |
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Bioaccumulation |
The accumulation of toxic substances as they move up a food chain |
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Decomposition |
Breakdown off dead organisms |
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Habitat |
Where an organism lives. Includes biotic and Abiotic factors |
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Niche |
How an organism lives. How it eats ,how it behaves,how it tolerates Abiotic conditions |
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Species |
Group of organisms so similar to one another they can breed & produce fertile offspring |
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Population |
Individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area |
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Communities |
Different populations that live together in the same area |
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Ecosystem |
All the organisms in an area together with their environment |
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Biome |
Group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant organisms |
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Biosphere |
Global living space. Holds all living things on land in the air or in the sea |
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Greenhouse effect |
Carbon dioxide methane and water vapor trap heat in the atmosphere and maintain Earth's temperature |
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Logistic Growth |
A period of growth that eventually slows or stops |
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Biomass |
Total dry weight or organisms in an area |
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Exponential Growth |
Growth in which the population is doubling each generation |
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