Ecology Flashcards

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Ecology

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Study of organisms and their interactions with their environment

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Abiotic

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Non living things

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Biotic

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Living things

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Organism

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Individual within a species

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Population

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All member of the species in an area

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Community

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Several populations living and interacting in an area

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Ecosystem

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Community plus abiotic factors

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Biome

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Many similar ecosystems within a large area

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Biosphere

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All biomes of the entire world; anything living on planet earth

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Photosynthesis

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Process where plants take Carbon Dioxide and Water and sunlight to make sugar and oxygen; Autotroph

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Cell Resiration

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Process by which non plants take in oxygen and sugar to make Carbon dioxide, water and give off heat; Heterotroph

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Density Independent Factor

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Effects population but out of the organisms control

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Density Dependent Factor

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Has effect on population due to its high density

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Population Density

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How many there is in a certain area

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Population Distribution

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How a population of organisms is organized

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