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Ecolegy Flashcards

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Tundra biome

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Cold and dry, soil frozen

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Grassland biome

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Moderate precipitation, grasses, mostly, usually in interior of continents 

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Deciduous forest biome

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Trees that lose leaves, moderate rainfall, and temperatures, example Long Island 

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Coniferous forest or taiga biome

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 Mostly evergreens, cooler temperatures, cold winters, continuous trees, and much snow

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Rain forest biome

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Warm and very humid, broadleaf plants, climbing vines, canopy

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Desert biome

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Hot and dry, plants and animals that have methods of storing water 

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Predator-prey

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Predator hunts and kills prey for food

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Scavengers

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Feed on dead animals

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Mutualism

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Both organisms benefit EX: bees and flowers

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Commensealism

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One organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Parasitsm

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One organism feeds off another causing it harm. The host is the one being harmed. Bacteria causing infections

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Evaporation

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Liquid to gas from lakes, puddles, etc.

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Transpiration

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Water from leaves that evaporates

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Condensation

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Gas to liquid forming clouds. Cooler air holds less vapor

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Precipitation

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Water in clouds becomes too heavy and is returned (rained) to earths surface

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Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Saprophyte

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Plant eater
Meat eater
Plant and meat eater
Decomposer

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Biotic factor

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All living things

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Abiotic factors

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Non living thing EX: air, water, soil

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Niche

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The role an organism plays in the area. What it eats, what eats it, what it needs to live

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Habitat

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The place an organism lives

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Population

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All member of a species living in area

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Community

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All the populations in an area

23
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Ecosystem

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All living and non-living things

24
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Biosphere

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All areas on earth where life exists

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Environment

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All living and non living things surrounding an organism

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