ECOLOGY CARDS Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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What’s Ecology?
A
The science that studies the interactions among living organsims and the physical and chemical factors around them.
2
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What’s an ecosystem?
A
The set of organisms that inhabit a physical space, the physical and chemical conditions, and the interactions among species of this space.
3
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What ecosystem includes all the ecosystems?
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The ecosphere
4
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What are the abiotic factors?
A
Determines the types of organisms that ab ecosystem will be able to support in an ecosystem.
5
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What are the biotic factors?
A
The living organisims in the ecosystems.
6
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What’s a population?
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All the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem.
7
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What’s a community?
A
All the populations that live together in an ecosystem.
