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Chapter 18
Ecology
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Science
7th Grade
03/12/2015

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Biosphere
Definition
the part of Earth where life exist
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Population
Definition
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
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biotic
Definition
describes living factors in the environment
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abiotic
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describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light and temperature

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community
Definition
all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
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Ecosystem
Definition
a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
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Herbivore
Definition
an organism that eats only plants
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Ecology
Definition
the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment
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Carnivore
Definition
an organism that eats animals
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Omnivore
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an organism that eats both plants and animals
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Predatore
Definition
an organism that eats all or part of another organism
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Food Chain
Definition
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
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carry capacity
Definition
the largest population that an environment  can support at any given time
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Food web
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a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

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prey
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an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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Eneryg Pyramid
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a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem’s food chain

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symbiosis
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a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

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coevolution
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the evolution of two species that is due to mutual influence, often in a way that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species

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Commensalism
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a relationship between two organisms in which one organism  benefits and the other is unaffected

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Mutalism
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a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

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Parasitism
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a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed

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