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Cards Term Biosphere Definition the portion of the earth that supports life Term Ecology Definition scientific study of interactions among organisms and their enviroments Term abiotic Factors Biotic Factors Definition Nonliving parts of the enviroment Living parts of the enviroment Term Population Community Definition group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same area collection of interacting populations Term Population Community Definition group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same area collection of interacting populations Term Meaning of Ecology Definition Natures Study Term Levels of Organization Definition 1. Behavior of an organism 2. Populations 3. Communities 4. Ecosystems 5. Biosphere Term Feeding Relationships Definition 1. Autotrophs-makes own food 2. Heterotrphs-can't make own food (eat plants) 3. Carnivores-Meat eaters 4. Scavengers-eats dead animals 5. Omnivores-eats vegetables & meat 6. Decomposers-eat nutrients 4m dead animals Term Types of Relationships Definition 1. Communsalism-1 benefits and the other is not helped or harmed 2. Mutualism- both benefit 3. Paritism-1 benefits and the other is harmed Term Food chain Definition simple model used to show how matter and energy move through an ecosystem