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TExES Competency 037
Life Science
Term | Definition |
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_________ studies the relationship of organisms with their physical environment. Physical Environment includes( light, heat, solar radiation, moisture, wind, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, water, atmosphere). | Ecology |
The ______ describes living and nonliving organisms in the ecosystem. | Biological Environment |
What are the three main components of an ecosystem? | Producers, Consumers, Decomposers |
____ are green plants that produce oxygen and store chemical energy for consumers. | Producers |
____ are animals, both herbivores and carnivores. | Consumers |
The__ take the chemical energy from plants. | Herbivores |
The ____ take the energy from other animals or directly from plants. | Consumers |
_____ like fungi and bacteria, are in charge of cleaning up the environment by decomposing and freeing dead matter for recycling back into the ecosystem. | Decomposers |
The ____ which occurs between animals as well as between plants, ensures the survival of the fittest and the preservation of the system. | Competition |
_______ is the consumption of one living organism, plant or animal, by another. It's a direct way to control population and promote natural selection by eliminating weak organisms from the population. | Predation |