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30 Cards in this Set
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Ecology
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The study of the interaction between organisms and their enviornment
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Biotic
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The part of the enviornnment is all organism that live together and interact with one another
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Abiotic
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the part of the enviornment that includes all the physical features.
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Population
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a group of individual of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time.
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Community
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consists of all of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
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Community
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consists of all of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
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Ecosystems
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made up of a community of organisms and its abiotic enviornment.
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Biosphere
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part of the world where life exist
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Herbivore
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a consumer that eats plants
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Carnivore
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a consumer that eats animals
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Omnivore
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eat a variety of organisms, both plants and animals
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Scavengers
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animals that feed on bodies of dead animals
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Food Chains
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represents how the energy in food molecules flow from one organism to the next.
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Food Web
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Many different food chains within and ecosystem
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Energy Pyramid
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the amount of available energy is reduced at a higher level because most of energy is either used by the organism or given off as heat.
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Habitat
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an organisms enviornment in which it lives
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Niche
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an organism's niche includes its habitat, its food, its preditors, and the organisms with which it competes
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Carrying Capacity
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When a population grows larger than its carrying capacity
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Prey
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The organism that is eaten
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Predator
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The organism that eats the prey
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Symbiosis
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a close, long-term association between two or more species
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Mutualism
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A symbiotic relationship in which both organism benefit
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Commensalism
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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and other is unaffected
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Parasitism
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The organism that benefits
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Coevolution
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A long-term change that takes place in two species because of their close interaction with one another
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Precipitation
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When water moves from the atmosphere to the land and oceans.
This process includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail. |
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Evaporation
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The sun's heat causes water to change from liquid to vapor
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Ground Water
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This type of water may stay in the ground for hundreds or even thousands of years
Ground water provides water to the soil, stream, rivers, and oceans |
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Decompoition
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The breakdown of dead material into carbon dioxide and water
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Combustion
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The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas returns to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
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