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25 Cards in this Set
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Autotrophs
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An organism that can capture energy from the sunlight or chemicals and produce its own food from organic compounds, also called producer
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Carnivore
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An animal that obtains energy by eating animals
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Consumer
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An organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply, also called heterotroph
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Biotic Factor
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Biological influence on organisms within an ecosystem
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Abiotic Factor
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Physical, or nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem
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Detritivore
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Animals that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter
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Herbivore
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Organism that obtains energy only by eating plants
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Omnivore
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Organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
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Food Chain
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Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
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Food Web
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Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
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Trophic Level
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Step in a food chain or food web
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Predation
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Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another animal
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Symbiosis
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Relationship in which two species live closely together
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Global Warming
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Increase in the average temperatures on Earth
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Integumentary System
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skin, hair, nails, sense receptors, sweat glands, oil glands
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Skeletal system
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bones, joints
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Muscular system
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muscles
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Nervous system
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brain, spinal cord, nerves
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Endocrine system
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pituitary gland, pineal gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, parathyroids, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, testes
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Circulatory system
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heart, blood vessels
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Lymphatic system
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lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, thymus, spleen
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Respiratory system
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nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
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Digestive system
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mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anal canal, teeth, salivary glands, tongue, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix
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Urinary system
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kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
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Reproductive system
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(male) testes, vas deferens, urethra, prostate, penis, scrotum; (female) ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes, vagina, vulva, mammary glands
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