Chpt. 18 Vocab Flashcards
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Biotic
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Describes living factors
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Ecology
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The study of interactions
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Abiotic
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Describes the non living part
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Population
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A group of organisms
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Community
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All the populations of species
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Ecosystem
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A community of organisms
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Biosphere
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The part of earth where life exists
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Herbivore
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Eats only plants
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Carnivores
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Eats other animals
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Omnivore
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Eats both plans and animals
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Food chain
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The path way of energy transfer
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Food web
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Diagram that shows eating relationships
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Energy pyramid
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A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss of energy
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Carrying capacity
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The largest population that an environment can hold
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Prey
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Organism that is killed by another organism
