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Study of the environment

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Ecology   show
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Niche   show
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show the area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it  
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show organism that capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and uses it to produce food from inorganic compounds  
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Consumer/heterotroph   show
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Herbivore/primary consumer   show
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Carnivore/secondary consumer   show
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Omnivore   show
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show organisms that break down and obtain energy from dead organic material  
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show organisms that feed on plant and animal remains and other dead matter  
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show biological influences  
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show physical or non-living factors that shape the ecosystem  
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show living factors in the ecosystem  
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Population   show
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show groups of species living together in a specific area  
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Ecosystem   show
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show part of Earth in whcih life exists including, land, water, and air or atmosphere  
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Photosynthesis   show
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Respiration   show
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show proces by which some organisms, such as certain bacteria, use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates  
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Biomass/energy pyramid/ecological pyramid   show
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Trophic level   show
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show series of steps in an ecosystem in which organism transfer energy by eating of being eaten  
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show network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organims in an ecosystem  
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show increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic level in a food chain or food web  
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show harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, air, or water  
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show the number of individauls per unit area  
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predation   show
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show mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation  
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show relationship in which two species live closely together  
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transpiration   show
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sustainable development   show
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show response of a plant to an environmental stimulus  
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show response of an animal to an environmental stimulus  
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show particles of organic material that provide food for orgamisms at the bse of an estuary's food web  
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show conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas (N2)  
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show scientific study of human population  
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show change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates  
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deforestation   show
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show limiting factor that depends on population size  
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density-independent limiting factor   show
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competition aka competitive exclusion principal   show
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non-native species/exotic species   show
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