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The study of organisms and their interactions with their environment

What is Ecology?

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These organisms produce energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

What are autotrophs/producers?

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Organisms of the same species, living in the same area.

What is a population?

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A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is commensalism?
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The organism that a parasite lives in or on in a parasitism interaction.

What is a host?

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Non-living factors in an ecosystem are called..

What is abiotic factors?

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These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
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Includes all of the area in which life is found on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
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A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
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Gradual change in living communities that follows a disturbance.

What is ecological succession?

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Something that only eats plants
What is a herbivore?
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These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.

What is tertiary/apex?

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One individual
What is a organism?
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A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
What is mutualism?
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A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

What is a scavenger/detritivore?

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An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
What is a decomposer?
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This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
What is an energy pyramid?
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All living things in an area.

What is a community?

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An interaction in which one organism kills another for food.
What is predation?
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An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
What is prey?
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A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
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What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
What is 90%?
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Includes all of the living and non-living things in an area.
What is an ecosystem?
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Two or more organisms that need the same resources.

What is competition?

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An organism's role in their environment.

What is niche?