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11 Cards in this Set
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Biosphere |
the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life. the ecosystem comprising the entire earth and the living organisms that inhabit it. |
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Ecosystem |
a community and the environment it occupies Within the environment,there are living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors that determine what organisms will live there |
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Community |
an assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area. |
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Population |
the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area. all the individuals of one species in a given area. |
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Niche |
the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals. |
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Food chain |
a series of organisms through which food is passed |
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Producer |
autotrophs Produces organic substances from inorganic substances |
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Primary consumer |
(herbivores or omnivores) |
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Secondary Consumer |
(carnivores or omnivores) |
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Food Web |
Interconnected food chains-different organisms are at different levels and there are many at each level |
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Biomagnification |
Each higher level of consumers accumulate larger quantities of poisonous substances |
