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SLS Bio11 Ecology ML

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Carrying Capacity   The maximum population size that an environment can hold, without being affected by degradation of the habitat.  
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Cellular Respiration   A chemical process which allows an organism to utilize the energy stored in sugars to create ATP. It is performed by both animals and plants.  
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Chemical Equations   A symbolic representation of the process of converting energy into chemical energy. Can represent photosynthesis or cellular respiration.  
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Climax community   The final stage of ecological succession. It generally consists of organism populations finding relative stability with their environment.  
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commensalism   A relationship between two organisms, where at least one benefits from the relationship. The other is largely unaffected, or  
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consumer   An organism that obtains its energy by feeding on organic material, or other animals.  
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cyclic growth   The rise and fall of organism populations, based on interactions with other organisms. Easiest representation includes predator-prey relationships.  
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decomposer   Consumer of dead tissue matter. Include fungi, detritivores, and saprophytes.  
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Density dependent factors   Factors that limit the growth of populations. Density dependent are based on biotic factors. This includes competition, predation, and disease.  
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Density independent factors   Factors that limit the growth of populations. Density independent are based on abiotic factors, such as natural disasters.  
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ecological succession   A process where organisms begin to reinhabit an ecosystem, after a natural disturbance such as fire, or volcanic eruption.  
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energy flow   The distribution of energy in an ecosystem, whether by biotic or abiotic means.  
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exponential growth   A growth chart that steadily becomes larger every year. The human population is an example of exponential growth.  
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logistic growth   An S shaped growth chart, that grows slowly with less organisms, much faster with the more organisms, and slows down again once it hits the carrying capacity  
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mutualism   A relationship between two different types of organisms that generally benefit both parties.  
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parasitism   A non mutual relationship, where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.  
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photosynthesis   A process of converting solar energy into chemical energy. Only utilized by plants, or other organisms with chloroplasts.  
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pioneer species   The first organisms to inhabit a previously disrupted or damaged environment. This segways into ecological succession.  
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population   A group of one species that interbreed and live in the same area at the same time.  
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producer   An autotrophic organism that is capable of converting solar energy into organic compounds through photosynthesis.  
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products   A substance that is a result of a chemical equation.  
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pyramid of energy   A graphical representation to show the amount of biomass at each trophic level.  
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reactants   A substance that takes part in a chemical equation.  
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steady state   A dynamic equilibrium  
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symbiosis   A relationship between two organisms that are very interdependent. Can generally be beneficial for both organisms.  
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