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28 Cards in this Set
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Biome |
A large area characterized by its climate and the plants and animals in the area. |
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Carrying Capacity |
The largest number of organisms an area can support. |
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Niche |
A role an organism plays in an ecosystem. |
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Producer Level |
Most of the energy is available at this level in an ecosystem. |
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Energy Pyramid |
A diagram that shows the loss of energy in an ecosystem. |
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Herbivore |
Plant eater only. |
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Omnivore |
An organism that eats plants and meat. |
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Mutualism |
A bee pollinating a plant. Both organisms benefit. |
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Decomposers |
Recycle-ers in an ecosystem. Breaks down dead organic matter. |
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Tundra |
A biome that is so cold that many trees won't grow. |
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Evergreen Trees |
Trees commonly found in the Coniferous forest. (Taiga, Boreal Forest) |
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Deciduous Forest |
The eastern United States is covered in this biome. |
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Desert |
Animals are active at night. Plants grow far apart so they don't compete for water. |
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Savanna |
The grassland that has a rainy season and scattered clumps of trees. |
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Rain Forest |
The most diverse biome with nutrient poor soil. |
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Commensalism |
One organism benefits the other is unaffected. |
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Host |
The victim of the parasite. |
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Community |
A group of populations living closely. |
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Primary consumer is usually a |
Plant eater |
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Limiting Factor |
A resource that is so scarce that it limits the population's size. |
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Predator |
One who goes after/eats another animal. |
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Consumers |
herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. |
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Competition |
To go after the same resource. |
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Sun |
The source of energy in a food web. |
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Abiotic Factors |
soil, rocks, sand |
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Biotic Factors |
Living things in an ecosystem. |
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Species |
A group of similar organisms that can mate. |
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Ecology |
The study of how living things interact. |
