Ecology Flashcards
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Ecology
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The study of interactions between organisms and the environment.
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Species
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One type of organism.
3
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Biotic Factor
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All the parts of the environment that are living.
4
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Abiotic Factor
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All the parts of the environment that are nonliving.
5
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Habitat
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The place where an organism lives in a community.
6
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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 the populations that live in the same place at the same time.
8
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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).
9
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Energy Pyramid
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Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain.
10
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Sun
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Main source of energy for all living things.
11
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Producer
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Makes its own food (autotroph).
