Ecology

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Carnivore

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Animal that eats meat

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Herbivore

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Animal the eats plants

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Omnivore

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Animal that eats plants and meat

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Producers

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Animal that produces it’s own food

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Consumer

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Animal that eats food from producers

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Predators

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Something that hunts for there food

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Food chain

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a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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Invasive species

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“Invasive species”, or Invasive Exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions.

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Energy pyramid

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An ecological pyramid (or trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or biomass productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem.

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Biome

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a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.

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Ecosystem

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biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Biodiversity

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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Abiotic

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physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.

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Biotic

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of, relating to, or resulting from living things, esp. in their ecological relations

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Organism

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an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

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Predation

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1.
the preying of one animal on others.
"an effective defense against predation"
2.
the action of attacking or plundering.
"the old story of male predation and female vulnerability

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Symbiosis

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interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

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Parasitism

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the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage

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Mutualism

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the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being

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com·men·sal·ism

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1.

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

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Zooplankton

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ˈzōəˌplaNGktən/
nounBIOLOGY
1.
plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals.

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Non native species

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Animal that is not native and that doesn’t cause harm

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Trade off

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noun
1.
a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.
“a trade-off between objectivity and relevance”

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Sustainability

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the property of being sustainable

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Food web

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nounECOLOGY 1. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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Ecology

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the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. 2. the political movement that seeks to protect the environment, esp. from pollution.

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Fishery

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noun 1. a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.

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Decomposer

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ˌdēkəmˈpōzər/ noun 1. an organism, esp. a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

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Phytoplankton

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nounBIOLOGY 1. plankton consisting of microscopic plants.

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Plankton

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noun 1. the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water, consisting chiefly of diatoms, protozoans, small crustaceans, and the eggs and larval stages of larger animals. Many animals are adapted to feed on plankton, esp. by filtering the water.

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Growth rate

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the rate of increase in size per unit time | http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=growth rate

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Limiting factor

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A limiting factor limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limiting_factor