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Ecology
Term | Definition |
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Ecology | Ecology is the study of the interactions between living things and their environment. |
habitat | A habitat is where plants and animals live. |
a food chain | grass -- rabbit -- fox (hedgerow) |
Trophic level | feeding level |
symbiosis | when two organisms live in close association and at least one of them benefits. |
Role of carbon and nitrogen cycle : | to make nutrients available for use bye organisms |
control of waste production: | 1.reduce 3.recycle 2.reuse |
Edaphic factors: | refer to soil: example: soil pH |
Abiotic factors | are non-living factors:example:currents |
food web | consists of two or more interlinked food chains |