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| consits on all life on earth |
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| group of species that live in the same area |
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| different populations together |
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| all organisms that live in the same enviroment (living and nonliving) |
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| group of ecosystems that share similiar climates |
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| scientific study of interactions among organisms and their enviroment |
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| any living part of the enviroment |
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| an nonliving part of the enviroment |
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| What are the ecological methods? |
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observation- the 1st step
experimentation- used to test hypothesis
modeling- mathematical equation |
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| organism that is able to capture energy from the sun or chemicals and use it to produce its own food |
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| first to consume and then other use |
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| process that uses light energy to convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates |
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| chemicals are used to make carbohydrates |
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| a consumer that ingest other organisms for energy |
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| What are types of consumers? (6) |
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carnivore
hervinore
omnivore
detritivores
decomposers
scavengers |
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| chain that transfers energy by eating and being eaten |
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| all the feeding relationships amon various animals in an ecosystem |
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| diverse group of small swimming animals |
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| each level in a food web or chain |
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| amount of energy in each trophic level |
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| total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level |
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| process which elements and nutrients are passed from one organism to another from onr part on a biosphere to another |
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| any activity preformed by a living thing |
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| volcanic eruptions and break down rocks |
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| chemical and physical process |
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| precipitation anf flow of water and lighting |
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| chemical substances that an organism needs to sustain life |
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biological
geological
human |
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biological
physical/chem
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biological
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geological
physical and chem |
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