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ECOLOGY- ROXANA VELIZ
CHAPTER 3 VACABULARY
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Biology
9th Grade
01/16/2007

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ECOLOGY
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IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INTERACTION AMONG ORGANISMS AND BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIROMENTS OR SORROUNDINGS
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BIOSPHERE
Definition
CONTAINS THE COMBINED PORTIONS OF THE PLANET IN WHICH ALL OF LIFE EXISTS, INCLUDIING LAND , WATER AND AIR , OR ATMOSPHERE .
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SPECIES
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IS A GROUP OF ORGANISMS SO SIMILAR TO ONE ANOTHER THAT THEY CAN BREED AND PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING
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POPULATION
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ARE GROUPS OF INDIVIDULES THAT BELONG TO THE SAME SPECIES AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA
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POPULATION
Definition
ARE GROUPS OF INDIVIDULES THAT BELONG TO THE SAME SPECIES AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA
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POPULATION
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ARE GROUPS OF INDIVIDULES THAT BELONG TO THE SAME SPECIES AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA
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COMMUNITIES
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OR ASSEMBLEAGES OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT LIVE TOGETHER IN A DEFINED AREA
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ECOYSYSTEM
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IS A COLLECTION OF ALL THE ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN A PARTICULAR PLACE TOGETHER WITH THEIR NONLIVING OR PHYSICAL ENVIROMENT .
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BIOME
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IS A GROUP OF ECOYSYSTEM THAT HAVE THE SAME CLIMATE AND SIMILAR DOMINANT CMMUNITIES
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3 TYPES OF CONSUMERS
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HERBIVORES EAT PLANT , CARNIVERES EAT ANIMALS, OMNIVORES EAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS .
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DECOMPOSER
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BREAK DOWN ORGANIC METTER .
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ENERGY FLOWS IN AN ECOYSYSTEM
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ENERGY FLOWS IN ONE DIRECTION
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