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Science voc
vocab for science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecologist | Scientist who study ecology |
| Exotic species | A group of individuals that actually or potenially interbreed in nature |
| Introduced species | Species that exist outside of the species normal range because of human range |
| Non-native species | Moved by humans, either intentionally, or accidently |
| Quadrat | A small frame/square used in ecology to measure the amount. |
| Transect | The specific path or area, often marked with a rope or measuring tape showing where data should be collected. |
| Abiotic | The nonliving components in an ecosystem include water, tempature, and sunlight. |
| Biotic | The living things in an ecosystem are the organisms. |
| Biodiversity | The variety of life at every level, from genes, to species, to ecosystems. |
| Habitat | A location in an enviorment where an organism lives. |
| Invasive | Introduced species that cause or have ability to cause, harm to the enviorment or people. |
| Population | A group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat |
| Range | In ecology, the total of an the areas where a specie lives. |
| Food web | A diagram that models feeding relationships within an ecosystem |
| Cellular respiration | A series of chemical reactions in a cell that breaks down sugars and releases energy. |
| Consumers | An organism that get its food by eating other organisms |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen. |
| Producers | An organism that produces its own food. |
| Competition | The situation when two organisms or two species compete for the same resources |
| Commensalism | The relationship between two species where one specie benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped. |
| Mutualism | The reletionship between two species where both species benefit |
| Parasitism | :The relationship between two species where one species benefits while the other is harmed |
| Symbiosis | The close and often long-term interaction between two species. |