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Unit 16-Ecology B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the part of an environment an organism lives in |
| competition | occurs when two organisms share the same niche and must win limited resources |
| carnivore | an organism that eats animals |
| omnivore | an organism that eats plants or animals |
| scavenger | an organism that feeds on dead or decaying material |
| succession | the orderly change over time of an ecosystem |
| climax community | a stable community that remains unchanged for many years |
| biome | a collection of ecosystems that share similar climate, plant, and animal life |
| carrying capacity | the limit of living things an ecosystem can reasonably support |
| biological magnification | the increase in concentration a toxin experiences as it moves up a food chain or web |
| biodiversity | the amount of different plant and animal life in a given ecosystem |
| trophic level | the place in a food chain or web that an organism resides in |
| biomass | the amount of usable energy and organic matter an organism possesses |
| flora | the plant life in an ecosystem |
| fauna | the animal life in an ecosystem |