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Ecology 23

Intro Unit

TermDefinition
abioticfactor Nonliving factor in the environment
bioticfactor Living factor in the environment
commensalism one benefits the other is unaffected
ecology study of interactions of organism and their environment
ecosystem biological community and all the abiotic factors that affect it
habitat area where an organism lives
mutualism both organisms benefit
niche role of an organism in its environment
parasitism one benefits the other is harmed
population organisms of one species that live in the same place at the same time
predation one organism consuming another
symbiosis two organisms living in a close relationship
autotroph organism that produces its own food
biomass total mass of living matter at each trophic level
carnivore eats only animals
detritivore eats fragments of dead matter, returning nutrients to ecosystem
foodchain simple model that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem
foodweb model representing interconnected food chains
herbivore eats only plants
heterotroph organism that gets energy from other organisms
omnivore eats plants and animals
trophic level step in a food chain
nutrient chemical substance that an organism must obtain to sustain life
Carrying Capacity size of population that an environment can support
Cellular Respiration Break down of sugar with oxygen to get energy
Chemical Reaction Converting of matter from one molecule to another
Competition 2 or more individuals trying to acquire the same resource
Consumer An organism that eats another organism for energy
Exponential Growth Steepest period of growth in a population suggesting abundant resources
Limiting Factor Resource that is not abundant enough to support a larger population
Photosynthesis Building sugar molecules from carbon dioxide and water using energy from the sun
Producer organisms which generate sugars through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
Product Molecules on the right side of a chemical equation (end)
Reactant Molecules on the left side of a chemical equation (start)
Scavenger Organism which gains energy from eating dead organisms
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