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Ecology Cards

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Ecology The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment.
Abiotic Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.
Tissue A group of similar cells that perform a common function.
Organ system A group of organs to perform body functions.
Population A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.
Ecosystem A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment.
Biosphere The part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living on Earth.
Biotic Describes living factors in the environment.
Cell The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms; usually consists of a nucleus,cytoplasm,and a membrane.
Organ A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body.
Organism A living thing,anything that can carry out life independently.
Community All of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.
Biome A large region characterizing by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animals communities.
Consumer An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter.
Decomposer An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.
Producer An organism that can make it's own food by using energy from it's surroundings.
Herbivore An organism who only eats plants.
Omnivore An organism who eats both plants and animals.
Scvenger An organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
Carnivore An organism that eats animals.
Food web A diagram the shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.
Food chain The pathway of energy transfer through various stayed as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms.
Trophic Level Any class of organisms that occupy the same position in food chain, as primary consumers and tertiory.
Energy The capacity to do work.
Energy Pyramid A triangular diagram that shows ecosystems loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain; each row in the pyramid represents a trophic (feeding) level in an ecosystem.
Carrying Capacity The largest population that an environment support at any given given time.
Prey An organism that is killed by another organism.
Symbiosis A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other.
Commersalism A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is affected.
Mutualism A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
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