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33 Cards in this Set
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Biotic potential |
the potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect condition with no limiting factors |
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Limiting factor |
Ex: diseases, lack of food, and natural disasters -are factors that can limit the growth of population |
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Population Density |
the number of organisms in a population relative to the amount of space available |
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Carrying Capacity |
is the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time |
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Mutualism |
both species benefit |
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Population size |
the number of individual organisms in a population |
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Commensalism |
Ex: clown fish protected by the anemone one species is helped or benefited while the other is not hurt but not helped |
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Niche |
when someone or something is making something such as a habitat |
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Resources |
an action or strategy that may be adopted in adverse circumstances |
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Habitat |
where u live/ shelter |
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Parasitism |
Ex: A tick on a lion one organism benefits and one is hurt by a relationship |
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Symbiotic relationship |
Ex: Anemone and a clown fish -occurs when 2 different species live together in a close relationship over a long period of time |
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Predator |
organism attacking another organism |
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Prey |
organism being attacked by another organism |
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Food Web |
consists of food chains |
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Food Chain |
when the animals find food |
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Energy Pyramid |
a model of Energy flow in a community |
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Omnivore |
eats both meat and plants |
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Carnivore |
eats only Meat |
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Herbivore |
eats only plants |
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Producer |
change the energy in their environment in their environment into food energy |
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Consumer |
can't make their own food and get energy by eating other organisms |
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Random sampling |
a method of estimating a population |
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Autotroph |
"Self" feed |
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Heterotroph |
"Other" feed |
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Photosynthesis __________ chemical energy |
100% chemical Energy |
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Respiration ______________ chemical energy |
uses chemical energy |
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Reactants |
6CO₂ + 6H₂O carbon dioxide + water on left side of equation |
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Products |
C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ glucose + oxygen on right side of equation |
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Photosynthesis needs........ |
sunlight, chlorophyll, water, Carbon Dioxide |
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Photosynthesis gets us........ |
oxygen, Glucose |
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photosynthesis reaction |
light 6CO₂ + 6H₂O→ C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ chlorophyll |
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cellular respiration reaction |
C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O |
