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13 Cards in this Set
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Ecology |
The study of how organisms interact |
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Carnivore |
An animal that kills and eats other animals |
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Omnivore |
An animal that can eat plants and/or animals |
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Herbivore |
An animal that eats plants |
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Autotroph |
An organism that makes its own food |
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Photosynthesis |
The process where producers use energy from the sun to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water |
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ATP |
Adenosine Triphosphate; a molecule that stores energy, it's not very strong |
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NADPH/NADPH+ |
A cofactor used in anabolic reactions; it's producers during photosynthesis |
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Chlorophyll |
A pigment that makes plants green |
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Competition |
Interaction between animal or plant species that are attempting to gain a share of a limited resource |
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Organization levels |
The population Community Ecosystem Biosphere |
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Parasitism |
A relationship where one organism, the parasite, benefits and the other organism is harmed |
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Scavenger |
An animal that feeds on pre-killed animals |
