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29 Cards in this Set
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ENVIRONMENT
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EVERYTHING THAT SURROUNDS
AN ORGAINISM AND ACTS UPON IT. |
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ECOLOGY
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STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS |
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INTERACT
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PROCESS OF ORGANISMS ACTING
UPON ONE ANOTHER OR ON THE NON-LIVING PART OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT |
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POPULATION
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GROUP OF THE SAME KINDS OF
ORGANISMS LIVING IN A CERTAIN PLACE. |
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COMMUNITY
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ALL THE POPULATIONS THAT LIVE IN A CERTAIN PLACE AND CAN INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER.
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ECOSYSTEM
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GROUP OF COMMUNITIES INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER AND THE NONLIVING PARTS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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HABITAT
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PLACE WHERE AN ORGANISM LIVES.
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NICHE
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ORGANISMS ROLE, OR JOB, IN ITS HABITAT.
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LIMITING FACTORS
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CONDITION IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT PUTS LIMITS ON THE SIZE A POPULATION CAN GROW TO.
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CARRYING CAPACITY
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LARGEST POPULATION SIZE THAT CAN BE SUPPORTED BY THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES OF AN AREA.
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RANGE
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AREA WHERE A TYPE OF ANIMAL OR PLANT POPULATION IS FOUND.
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PRODUCER
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ORGANISM THAT MAKES ITS OWN FOOD.
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CONSUMER
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ORGANISM THAT OBTAINS FOOD BY EATING ANOTHER ORGANISM.
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HERBIVORE
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CONSUMER THAT ONLY EATS PLANTS.
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CARNIVOR
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consumer that only eats animals
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OMNIVORE
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consumer that eats both plants and animals
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SCAVENGER
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animal that only eats dead organisms
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DECOMPOSER
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organism that breaks down the wastes or remains of other organisms
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FOOD CHAIN
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way of showing how the energy from food moves through populations of organisms in a community
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FOOD WEB
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way of showing how food chains are related
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ENERGY PYRAMID
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way of showing how energy moves through food chain
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COMPETITION
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struggle among organisms for resources in an ecosystem
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PREDATION
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relationship in which an organism kills and eats another organism
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PREDATOR
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organism that kills and eats another organism
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PREY
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organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
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SYMBIOSIS
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relationship between different species living close association with one another
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MUTUALISM
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relationship between two different kinds of organisms that benefits both of them
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COMMENSALISM
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relationship between two different kinds of organisms in which one benefits and the other is unaffected
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PARASITISM
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relationshpi between two different kinds of organisms in which one organism lives on or in another organism and cuses it harm
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