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Biology Unit 10

Biology Unit 10 Ecosystem Stability Vocabulary

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the process in which carbon atoms are cycled between abiotic and biotic factors on Earth carbon cycle
the capacity of an ecosystem to recover quickly from ecological distruptions environmental resilience
a relationship where organisms compete for limited resources competition
a symbiotic relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits by harming the other (host) parasitism
a variety of organisms in an ecosystem or biome biodiversity
a symbiotic relationship wher one organism hunts and kills another predation
the ability of an ecosystem to be resistant to change and able ot return to equilibrium after a disturbance ecosystem stability
a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit mutualism
a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other organism is unaffected commensalism
a repeating cycle of processes during which nitrogen moves through both living and nonliving things: the atmosphere, soil, water, plants, animals, and bacteria nitrogen cycle
only 10% of the energy stored in one trophic level is transferred to the next; 90% lost as heat and waste 10% rule
the non-living components of an ecosystem that affect living organisms and the functioning of the environment; sunlight, water, soil, atmosphere etc abiotic factors
all the living components, including organisms, their interactions, and waste that affect and ecosystem's structure, population dynamics, and functionality biotic factors
the specific position an organism occupies in a food chain or ecological pyramid, determined by feeding behavior and energy source trophic level
an organism that cannot produce its own food and must obtain energy by consuming other organisms heterotroph
an organism that produces its own food by making usable energy from sunlight or chemical reactions autotroph
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