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Living Environment
Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biospere | all living organism. |
| Ecosystem | interactions of living organisms and nonliving factors within a defined area |
| community | all living populations that are found and interact within an ecosystem |
| poulation | living organisms of one species that live and iteract within an ecosystem |
| abiotic | non-living factors that influence living organism. ex: water, temp, soil, atmosphere |
| biotic | the living organisms found within an ecosystem |
| biodiversity | measure of richness found within an area |
| energy pyramid | model showing the flow of energy in an ecosystem from poducers to consumers |
| autotrophs | organisms (producers) that make their own food by using photosynthesis |
| heterotrophs | Organisms that take preformed nutrients by ingesting, absorbing or engulfing. |
| food web | interconnections that show feeding relationships of organsims |
| niche | the realized role that an organism fills with an ecosystem |
| herbivores | An organism that feeds exclusively on plant material example: a deer |
| carnivores | Organsims that feed exclusively on |
| nonrenewable resources | |
| climax stage | |
| succession | |
| carrying capacity | |
| predator-prey | |
| invasive species | |
| limiting resources | |
| available resources | |
| renewable resources | |
| decomposers | |
| fossil fuel | |
| acid rain | |
| greenhouse gases | |
| global warning | |
| CFCs | |
| Ozone depletion |
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