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27 Cards in this Set
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Biotic Factors |
Living things of the environment including plants animals and bacteria |
Bio means living |
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Abiotic factors |
Nonliving things of the environment including air, sunlight, water, and soil. |
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Population |
All members of a single species in an area at a given time; for example, monarch butterflies live together. |
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Community |
Two or more populations in an area at a given time; for example, monarch butterflies and oak trees live together. |
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Food chain |
The path in which energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem. |
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Producers |
Organisms that use Sun’s energy to make sugar and oxygen (photosynthesis); for example, all plants. |
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Consumer |
Any animal that eats plants or other animals; for example, a deer or tiger. |
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Herbivore |
Animals that eat producers; for example a deer. |
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Carnivores |
Animals that eat other animals; for example, a wild dog. |
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Top Carnivores |
The highest level predators in a food web; for example, a lion. |
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Omnivores |
Animals that eat both plants and other animals; for example, humans. |
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Decomposers |
They break down dead or decaying plant and animal materials; for example, fungi, bacteria, termites, and worms. |
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Scavenger |
A consumer that eats the remains of dead animals that it did it not hunt or kill; for example, vultures, raccoons, jackals, crows, and crabs. |
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Food Web |
A network of food chains that have some links in common. |
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Predator |
A living thing that hunts and kills other living things for food; for example, a red-tailed hawk. |
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Prey |
Organisms that are eaten by predators; for example, a rabbit. |
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Energy Pyramid |
A diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each level of an ecosystem. |
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Competition |
Organisms struggle to get their share of limited resources. |
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Limiting Factors |
Any resource that restricts the growth of populations. |
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Carrying Capacity |
The greatest number of individuals within a population that an ecosystem can support. |
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Habitat |
The physical place where an organism lives and hunts for food; for example, bald eagles live near a pond. |
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Niche |
The special role that an organism plays in the community; for example, an owl hunts at night. |
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Interdependence |
The reliance of organisms on other organisms for their survival. |
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Symbiosis |
A relationship between two or more kinds of organisms that lasts over time. |
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Mutualism |
A symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms. |
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Commensalism |
A symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism without harming the other. |
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Parasitism |
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits AND the other is harmed. |
Dog and flea |
