91-106 Flashcards

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  1. Community –
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Two or more different populations that live in a defined area.

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  1. Population -
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A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the
same area.

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  1. Ecosystem -
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A collection of all organisms that live in a particular place, together
with their non-living environment.

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  1. Biome -
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A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant
organisms.

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  1. Autotrophs (producer) –
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An organism that can make its own food internally.

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  1. Heterotroph (consumer) –
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An organism that relies on other organisms for energy

and food supply.

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  1. Food chain -
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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating or being
eaten.

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  1. Food web -
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Links all the food chains in a ecosystem together.

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  1. Biogeochemical Cycle –
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A cycle by which materials necessary for organisms are
circulated between organisms and through the environment. (e.g. water, carbon,
nitrogen)

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  1. Environmental Quality -
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The state of environmental conditions.

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  1. Transpiration –
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The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants.

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  1. Nitrogen Fixation –
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The conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia by bacteria

living in the soil.

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  1. Symbiosis –
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Any relationship in which two species live together.

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  1. Mutualism –
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A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.

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  1. Commensalism –
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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or

inside another organism and causes it no harm.

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  1. Parasitism –
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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside
another organism and harms it.