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22 Cards in this Set
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Heterotroph |
Organism that can't make its own food |
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Secondary Succession |
Gradual replacement of one community by another |
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Ecology |
The study of organisms and their environment |
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Prey |
Organism that is hunted |
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Carnivore |
Organism that only eats meat |
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Autotroph |
Organisms that can make their own food |
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Parasitism |
A relationship in which one organism benefits but harms the other |
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Commensalism |
One organism benefits without harming the other |
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Herbivore |
Organisms that only eat plants |
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Mutualism |
A relationship in which both organisms benefit |
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Decomposer |
Organism that breaks down dead material |
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Omnivore |
Organism that eats plants and animals |
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Predator |
Animal that hunts |
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Limiting factor |
Any biotic factor that restricts the distribution of organisms |
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Homeostasis |
Maintaining a natural balance on earth |
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The biosphere includes air and water, animals and plants |
Mountain and oceans |
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Wind, humidity, and ______ would be considered abiotic factors in a terrestrial ecosystem |
Rocks |
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Wind, humidity, and ______ would be considered abiotic factors in a terrestrial ecosystem |
Rocks |
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The size and extent of a population does not directly depend on the availability of _______ |
Decomposers |
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Energy that passes through a food chain is lost to the environment as _______ |
Matter |
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Both the algae and the fungus are benefited from their relationship in a lichen. This is one of ________ |
Mutualism |
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In a pond ecosystem, ducks, mosquitoes, pond plants, and frogs are ______ factors |
Biotic |
