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Ecosystems
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Biology
10th Grade
09/26/2012

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Ecology
Definition
study of the relationship among organisms (living and non living)
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Biosphere
Definition
all regions of the earth where life can exist
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species
Definition
inter breed produce fertile of spring
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population
Definition
all the members of the same species that live in the same area
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community
Definition
all populations of organisms living in the same place (biotic only)
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ecosystem
Definition
all biotic and abiotic factors in a particular environment
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biome
Definition
simular ecosystems like a desert
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autotroph
Definition
energy and form of the sun
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heterotroph
Definition
many organisms eating other animals to get energy
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producer
Definition
energy from the sun
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consumer
Definition
organisms that eat producers to get their energy
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trophic levels
Definition
feeding level
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herbivore
Definition
eat plants ex. giraffe,rabbit
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carnivore
Definition
only eats meat
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omnivore
Definition
eat both plants and meat ex. people
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detrivore
Definition
scavengers ex. vulture
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biomass
Definition
the amount of matter
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symbiosis
Definition
a relationship between to or more species
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