Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

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the study of interactions between organisms and the environment

Question 2

species

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one type of organism

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biotic factor

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all parts of the environment that are living

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aboitic factor

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all parts of the environment that are non-living

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habitat

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The place where an organism lives in a community

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population

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all the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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community

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all different species living in the same place at the same time.

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Ecosystem

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a community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area)

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energy pyramid

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a diagram showing the trophic level/level in the food chain

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the sun

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the main source of energy for most living things

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producer

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makes its own food

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photosynthesis

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the process of food making in producers

Sunlight + CO₂ (carbon dioxide) + H₂O (Water) →

sugar (energy) + O₂ (Oxygen)

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consumer

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an organism that eats other organisms

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herbivore

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an organism that only eats plants

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carnivore

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an organism that only eats meat/animals

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omnivore

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an organism that eats meat and plants

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scavenger

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an organism that only eats other dead organisms

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms

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food web

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when different food chains overlap

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competition

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The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive

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niche

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the job a species has within a community

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predator

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an organism that kills and eats prey to get energy

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limiting factors

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an environmental factor that causes the population to decrease

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symbiosis

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A relationship where food, shelter, support or transportation is provided for one or both organisms

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natural selection

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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment