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SECTION 1 KEY VOCAB
envirothon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| population | A number of the same species living in a certain area, at the same time |
| Community | Multiple populations of varying species live in a specific geographic area |
| Biome | A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate i.e.forests, ponds, reefs, and tundra |
| Ecosystem | Systems including living factors (biotic) interacting with non-living (abiotic) factors |
| Autotrophs | Organisms that make their own food using inorganic materials and energy sources, such as nitrogen or sunlight, aka producers |
| Heterotrophs | Organisms that eat other living organisms in order to obtain energy, aka consumers |
| Detrivores | Organisms that use organic compounds from producers and consumers. typically dead ones, for energy sources, aka decomposers |
| Cultural Carrying Capacity | The maximum number of individuals of a species that the human population will tolerate |
| Biological Carrying Capacity | The maximum number of living organisms a given area can support at a specific time without upsetting the ecosystem |