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17 Cards in this Set
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a relationship in which organisms interact in a mutually dependent way is?
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interdependence
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the study of the interactions of living things with each other and their enviornment is called?
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ecology
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the study of the interactions of living things with each other and their enviornment when done in the ocean is?
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marine ecology
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what are abiotic factors?
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non living factors of the enviornment
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what are biotic factors?
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living things in the enviornment
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the interacting biotic and abiotic factors along with the enviornment is called?
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ecosystem
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what is a food chain?
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when one organism serves as food for another which serves as food for the next organism and so on.
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give an example of one such chain.
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plankton to shrimp to herring.
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what is a primary consumer?
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first animal in the cycle.
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what is a tertiary consumer?
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the third animal in the cycle
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what is each level called?
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it is called a trophic level
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what is an omnivore?
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eats meat and plants.
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what is a scavenger?
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eat remains
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what is a food web?
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interconnected food chains
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what is a predator?
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animal that kills and eats animals
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what is prey?
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animal that is eaten animals
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what is a food pyramid?
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interlinked food webs
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