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Define ecology
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and the environment.
What is community?
different populations that live together in a defined area
What is biotic factors?
Living Factors that influence an ecosystem
What is Condensation?
state of matter from gas to liquid; reverse of vaporization
What does animal release?
Animals release CO2 into atmosphere as a waste product
What does biosphere contain
Biosphere contains the combined portions of the planet in which all of life exist, including land, water and atmosphere
What is Ecosystem?
a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their nonliving environment.
What is Abiotic factors?
non-living factors that influence an ecosystem
What is Transpiration?
loss of water from a plant through its leaves.
What does factories and cars release?
Factories and cars release CO2 into atmosphere through combustion.
What does a biosphere contain?
Ecosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere.
What is biome?
a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities.
What is a Niche?
The role the species plays.
What is a Runoff?
the flow of water, from snow and rain
What types of consumers are there?
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Decomposers, Detritivores
What is species?
group of organisms so similar to another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring
What shapes an ecosystem?
An ecosystem shapes is a circle
What is evaporation?
process of becoming a vapor; liquid to a gas Condensation
what is infiltration?
process by which water on the ground enters soil
What is a Heterotrophs.
Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.
What is population?
same species and live in same area
What does Biotic and Abiotic factors determine?
the survival and growth of an organism and the productivity of the ecosystem in which an organism lives.
What is Precipitation?
the amount of water that falls to earth as snow, sleet, hail, rain, mist
What does plants release>
Plants release O2 into atmosphere as a waste product
What are parasites?
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.