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Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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Biology
9th Grade
01/25/2011

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biosphere
Definition
all parts of Earth in which life exists
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ecology
Definition
study of the relationship between living organisms and its surroundings
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species
Definition
organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
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population
Definition
same species in the same area
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community
Definition
different populations in same area
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ecosystem
Definition
organisms that live in the same physical environment
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biome
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a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
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biotic factor
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any living part of an environment
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abiotic factor
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any nonliving part of an environment
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autotrophs
Definition
organism that makes its own food
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primary producers
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autotrophs
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photosynthesis
Definition
using light energy to make food
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chemosynthesis
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using chemical energy to make food
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heterotrophs
Definition
gets energy from other organisms
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consumers
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heterotroph
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carnivore
Definition
organism that kill and eat other animals for energy
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herbivores
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eats plants for energy
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scavengers
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eats dead animals for energy
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omnivores
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eats plants and animals for energy
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decomposer
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breaks down organic material
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detrivores
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eats detritus particles
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food chain
Definition
a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
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phytoplankton
Definition
producer that makes algae
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food web
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a network of feeding interactions
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zooplankton
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tiny herbivore that eats algae
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trophic level
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each step in a food chain or food web
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ecological pyramids
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showing the transfer of energy
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biomass
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the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
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biogeochemical cycles
Definition
when elements pass from one organism to another
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nutrients
Definition
the chemical substances that an organism needs to sustain life
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nitrogen fixation
Definition
when the bacteria converts nitrogen gas into ammonia
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denitrification
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when nitrogen is broken apart and sent back into the atmosphere
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limiting nutrient
Definition
the nutrient whose supply limits productivity
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