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Ecosystems
Yearly Exam study
Term | Definition |
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Abiotic | Non living parts of an ecosystem |
Biotic | A living part of an ecosystems |
Consumer | Does not create it's own energy and relies on other organisms to survive |
Producer | A producers creates it's own energy and can uses photosynthesis |
Decomposer | Break down dead organisms, faeces and waste. Also returns the matter into the environment. |
Food Web | A way to represent transfer of energy as organisms feed of each other. Made of many food chains |
Biomass Pyramid | A way to represent the total amount of mass at each consumer level. |
Bio Magnification | The increasing amount of pollutants being digested as you move up a food chain. |
Deforestation | Clearing of land by removing large numbers of trees. |
Conservation | Saving or protecting the environment for the future. For example: National Parks |
Sustainability | Balancing our need for resources with the need to protect and conserve the environment. |