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Ecology vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autotroph | Not requiring a specific exogenous factor for normal metabolism |
| Abiotic | Term meaning non living |
| Biodiversity | Biological diversity in an area shown by many different species of plants and animals |
| Biomass | the amount of living mass in a specific area |
| Biosphere | the area on a planet where life occurs |
| Biotic | A term referring to a living organism |
| Carbon cycle | The cycle of carbon in the natural environment |
| Carnivore | an animal or organism that eats meat |
| Carrying capacity | the amount of one species that an area can support/withstain |
| Commensialism | A kind of relationship within one organism is unaffected and the other gains something |
| Community | A group of individuals that all interact with each other |
| Competition | When two organisms compete for the same reasons |
| Decomposer | An organism that eats dead bodies and returns nutrients to the earth |
| Detrivore | An organism that eats dead bodies |
| Ecology | the study of organisms and their environments |
| Ecosystem | The complex system of organisms and it's environment functioning as an ecological system |
| Food web | The 'web' that shows which organisms eat which organisms in an area |
| Habitat | The area in which an organism lives |
| Herbivore | An animal that eats only producers (Plants) |
| Heterotroph | an organism that requires complex materials for metabolism |
| Invasive species | A species that is introduced into an area and will lead to the extinction of a species |
| Limiting Factor | A factor that will keep a population from going over the amount that it should |
| Mutualism | A relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| Niche | A habitat that provides support for the existence of a species |
| Nutrient cycle | The cycle in which nutrients go through in the ecosystem |
| Omnivore | An animal that eats just about anything |
| Parasitism | A relationship in which an animal benefits from the injury of another |
| Population | the amount of animals living in one area |
| Predation | when one organism hunts and kills another animals |
| Resource | An item that helps an animal's life (Food, water) |
| Symbiosis | when two animals share any sort of relationship |
| Trophic level | The area in which plants grow (Producers) |
| Water cycle | The cycle water takes naturally in the ecosystem |
| Density dependent limiting factor | A factor that depends on the density of a population to be effective (Like the amount of grass there is) |
| Density independent limiting factor | A factor that is independent of a population's density (Like disease) |
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