enregy suttf Flashcards

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Biotic

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

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Population

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amount of said creature

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community

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a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

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Ecosystem

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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Biosphere

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the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

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6
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Herbivore

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plant eater

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Carnivore

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meat eater

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Omnivore

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an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

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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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Food web

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a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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Energy pyramid

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An energy pyramid is a graphical model of energy flow in a community. The different levels represent different groups of organisms that might compose a food chain. From the bottom-up, they are as follows: Producers — bring energy from nonliving sources into the community.

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12
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Carrying capacity

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how much carry

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13
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Prey

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an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

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Predator

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an animal that naturally preys on others.

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15
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Mutualism

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

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16
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Commensalism

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

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Parasitism

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the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

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Producers

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a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.

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Decomposers

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an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

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Desert

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sand, sand, sand, and more sand

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Desert

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sand, sand, sand, and more sand.

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Tundra

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snow, snow, snow, and more snow.

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Temperate deciduous forest

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Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm moist summers and cool winters.

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Tropical rainforest

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moist trees

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Coniferous forest

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Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.

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Savanna

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a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

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Temperate grassland

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Temperate grasslands, savannahs, and shrublands are terrestrial biomes whose predominant vegetation consists of grass and/or shrubs. The climate is temperate and ranges from semi-arid to semi-humid.