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Ecology Vocabuary

Ecology unit vocabulary

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Factor that is any NONLIVING part of the environment Abiotic
Any LIVING part of the environment Biotic
Temperature, wind, sunlight, soil, minerals are examples of biotic or abitoic? Abiotic
Plants, animals, bacteria are all examples of biotic or abiotic factors? Biotic
STUDY of interactions among living things and their environment Ecology
All organisms and the part of Earth where they exist Biosphere
A large region characterized by climate conditions, living organisms, and geographical features (Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Tundra) Biome
A community of organisms that live in a place and interact together with their physical environment Ecosystem
Different populations that live together in a defined area Community
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area population
Any INDIVIDUAL living thing organism
Area in which an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it Habitat
The role an organism plays in its environment Niche
Variety of life within an area biodiversity
total dry MASS of all organisms biomass
illustrates the flow of energy, biomass, or numbers at each TROPCHIC LEVEL in an environment Ecological Pyramid
LEVEL of nourishment in a food chain Trophic Level
Model that LINKS organisms by their feeding relationships Food Chain
Model that shows the complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem Food Web
Organisms that are able to PRODUCE their own food often through photosynthesis Producer
The total amount of matter made by producers within an ecosystem Primary productivity
Organism that obtains its energy and nutrients by EATING other organisms Consumers
consumer that obtains energy by EATING Plants Herbivore
Consumer that eats both plants and animals Omnivore
Organisms that obtain energy by eating only animals Carnivore
Organism that is responsible for recycling dead or decaying organisms back into the environment Decomposer
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