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species |
a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature |
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ecology |
the study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment |
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biosphere |
the portiob of Earth's that supports life |
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abiotic factors |
nonliving parts of an organism's environment |
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biotic factors |
all the living things organisms that inhabit an environment |
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population |
a group of species, all if the same species, that interbreed and live in the same area at the same time |
human population |
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biological community |
made up of interacting populations in a certain area at a certain time |
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ecosystem |
made up of interacting populations in a biological community and the community's abiotic factors |
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habitat |
the place where an organism lives out its life |
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niche |
ALL the strategies and adaptaions a species uses in its environment |
includes ALL THE INTERACTIONS witb the ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS of its habitat |
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symbiosis |
the relationship in which there is a close and permanent association between organisms of different species |
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commensalism |
a symbiotic relationship in which ONE species BENEFITS and the other is NEITHER HARMED NOR BENEFITED |
win-neautral |
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mutualism |
symbiotic relationship in which BOTH species BENFIT |
win-win |
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parasitism |
symbiotic relationships i which ONE member BENFITS at the EXPENSE OF THE OTHER MEMBER |
win-lose |
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autotroph |
an organism that produces its own food using light chemicals or ebergy stored in chemical compounds |
AKA a producer |
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heterotroph |
an organism that CANNOT make its own food and feeds on other organisms for energy |
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decomposer |
break down the complex compounds of dead/decaying organisms into simpler molecules so that they can be easier to absorb |
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food chain |
a simple model that scientists use to show matter and energy move through an ecosystem |
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food web |
model that shows ALL possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a community |
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biomass |
the TOTAL weight of living matter at each trophic level |
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