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Ecology

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Definition
abiotic   nonliving factor such as air, water, sun  
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biotic   living factor in the environment such as plants and animals  
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homeostasis   maintaining a relatively stable environment; balance  
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organism/species   a living thing composed of organ systems that can breed and produce offspring  
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population   a group of one species that lives in the same area such as a group of frogs  
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community   a collection of two or more populations in one area such as grass, rabbits, and snakes  
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ecosystem   all the living and nonliving things in an area  
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biosphere   Earth  
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succession   a gradual change in a community that follows a disturbance  
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primary succession   succession that occurs when no soil is present ex. volcano  
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secondary succession   succession that follows a disturbance but does not remove the soil ex. wildfire  
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pioneer species   the first species to populate and area. Ex. is lichen and moss  
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climax community   a community which has been stable for many years  
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nitrogen fixation   BACTERIA changes the nitrogen into a form that living things can use  
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competition   occurs when organisms fight for the same resource and the same time ex. food, water, shelter  
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predation   one organism captures and eats another  
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symbiosis   two different species live close together  
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mutualism   both species benefit from the relationship ex. bees and flowers  
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commensalism   one benefits and the other is not helped nor harmed ex. barnacle and whale  
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parasitism   one benefits and the other is harmed ex. dog and tick  
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autotroph/producer   an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis ex. plant  
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heterotroph/consumer   an organism that relys on others for food and must eat. ex. animal  
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herbivore   eats only plants  
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omnivore   eats both plants and animals  
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carnivore   eats only meat  
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decomposer   breaks down dead or organic matter ex. bacteria and mushrooms  
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10% Law   the amount of energy passed onto the next energy level; the rest is lost as heat  
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