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| Study of interactions between organisms in their environment. |
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| Area where all portions of the planet in which life exists. (Land, water, air.) |
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| Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. |
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| Group of individuals that live in a particular place. |
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| Assemblies of different populations that live together in a defined space. |
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| Collection of all organisms that live in a particular place. |
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| Group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities. |
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| Like autotrophs, they produce their own food. |
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| Heterotrophs, have to consume food for energy. |
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| Breaks down organic matter. Bacteria and fungi. |
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| Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. |
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| Links all food chains in an ecosystem together. |
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| Each step in a food chain or food web. |
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| Diagram thats hows relative amounts of energy or matter with each trophic level. |
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| Amount of living tissue within a trophic level. |
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Connects all aspects of the biosphere.
(Biological, geological, chemical.) |
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