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ecology study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecology | is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment |
| Biosphere includes.,... | land, air, water, ( where life exits ) |
| Biotic Factors | Living things EX; Bee, coral |
| Abotic Factors | Non living things.... EX; wind, air, water |
| Levels of biological organization ( inside to out ) | Organism Population Commumity Ecosysten Biosphere |
| Spacing | how individuals are spaces out |
| Population | Organisms of the same spicies living in the same place at the same time |
| Communities | made up of all poplations of different spicies that live in the same place at the same time |
| Dominate Species | a species that is more abundance than other species |
| Habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| niche | the role/job of a species within its community |
| Ecosystem | A community inneracting with the abiolic parts of the environment. |
| Competition | the contest amoung organismd to obtain all they need to survive. Determins SIZE AND LOCATION |
| What are they Compition for??? | Mates food water nuterients living space |
| Symbiosis | living together in a close relationship |
| Parasitism | one organisn bebefits, one is harmed |
| Commensalism | one benefits, other is unnefected |
| Mutualism | both organism bebefits |
| Transfer of Energy | Energy is transfered through a cummunity by the food chain |
| Food Web | made up of MANY food chains |