Sol Ls 8,9,10

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A place where an organism lives and that provides for its needs.

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HABITAT

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A model used to show the feeding relationship in which many food chains overlap in an ecosystem.

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FOOD WEB

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All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

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COMMUNITY

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Represents how energy in food flows from one organism to the next.

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FOOD CHAIN

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A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time. (ex. all seaside sparrows living together in a salt marsh)

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POPULATION

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The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment.

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ECOLOGY

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Earth's entire living environment, including the land, sea, and atmosphere where life can be found.

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BIOSPHERE

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The organism that eats the prey. (bird eats worm-the worm is the prey and the bird is the predator)

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PREDATOR

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This is a type of relationship between consumers (animals) that eat other consumers (animals).

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PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPS

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Harmful substances that are released and make our planet dirty, noisy, or unhealthy.

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POLLUTION

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Two or more species or indivviduals trying to use the same limited resources.

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COMPETITION

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A consumer that eats plants.

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HERBIVORE

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The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdepe dent; each gains benefits from the other.

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MUTUALISM

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The disappearance of forests due to land development, cultivation, or lumbering.

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DEFORESTATION

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These are animals that feed on the bodies of dead animals. (example-turkey vulture from the prairie ecosystem or a smail or clam from an aquatic ecosystem)

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SCAVANGER

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The relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it.

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COMMENSALISM

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The amount of usable energy in an ecosystem is less for each higher animal in the food chain. Movement of energy through an ecosystem.

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energy pyramid

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Is a close, long-term association between two or more species. The individuals in this type of relationship can benefit from, be unaffected by, or be harmed by the relationship.

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symbiosis

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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omnivore

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A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment. (abiotic environment-temperature, soil, percipitation.)

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ecosystem

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All living and nonliving surroundings that affect an organism.

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environment

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Describes living factors in the environment. All living organisms that live together and interact with one another.

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biotic

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The nonliving factors in an ecosystem.

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abiotic

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The dissappearance of all members of a species from Earth.

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extinction

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The organism that is eaten by another living organism.

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prey

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A consumer who eats only other animals.

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carnivore

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A relationship between two organisms in which one rganism lives on or in the other, feeds upon it, and usually harms it.

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PARASITISM

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The largest population that a given environment can support over a long period of time.

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CARRYING CAPACITY

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The disappearance of forests due to land development, cultivation, or lumbering.

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DEFORESTATION

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These are animals that feed on the bodies of dead animals. (example-turkey vulture from the prairie ecosystem or a smail or clam from an aquatic ecosystem)

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SCAVANGER

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The relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it.

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COMMENSALISM

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The amount of usable energy in an ecosystem is less for each higher animal in the food chain. Movement of energy through an ecosystem.

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energy pyramid

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Is a close, long-term association between two or more species. The individuals in this type of relationship can benefit from, be unaffected by, or be harmed by the relationship.

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symbiosis

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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omnivore

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A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment. (abiotic environment-temperature, soil, percipitation.)

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ecosystem

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All living and nonliving surroundings that affect an organism.

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environment

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Describes living factors in the environment. All living organisms that live together and interact with one another.

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biotic

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The nonliving factors in an ecosystem.

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abiotic

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The dissappearance of all members of a species from Earth.

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extinction

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The organism that is eaten by another living organism.

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prey

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An organism's way of life within an ecosystem; includes its habitat, its food, its predators, & the organisms with which it competes.(Its ROLE)

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NICHE