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SLS Bio11 Ecology jm

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carrying capacity    
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cellular respiration   the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes. it allows the cell to produce energy and "breath"  
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chemical equations   a representation of a chemical reaction using symbols of elements to show the amount of a certain substance ex: H2O  
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climax community   a community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment  
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commensalism   a relationships between two organisms where one organism benefits from the other without affecting it.  
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consumer   organisms on an ecological food chain that get energy by consuming other organisms.  
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cyclic growth   Cyclic population growth occurs when there is a low amount of population, food is very high, so the population explodes  
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decomposer   organisms that break down dead and decaying things, by doing this, they carry out the natural process of decomposition.  
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density dependant factors   any factor limiting the size of a population which effect is dependent on the number of organisms in the population.  
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, density-independent factors   Any factor limiting the size of a population which effect is not dependent on the number of organisms in the population.  
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ecological succession   the process in which the structure of a biological community evolves over time  
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energy flow   the flow of energy through a biological food chain.  
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exponential growth   When the resources are unlimited in the habitat, the population of an organism living in the habitat grows in an exponential or geometric fashion  
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logistic growth   when the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity.  
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mutualism   two organisms benifits of each others relationship  
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parasitism   when one organism benifits of the other (taking nutrients)  
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photosynthesis   carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2  
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pioneer species   species which are the first to colonize in damaged ecosystems  
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population   are a group of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same region at the same time.  
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producer   organisms that produce their own food and nutrients.  
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products   anything produced by organelles in a cell.  
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pyramid of energy   a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem.  
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reactants   A substance taking part in a chemical reaction.  
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steady state   is stable over time, but no energy or work is required to maintain that condition.  
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symbiosis   is when two organisms are in a symbiotic relationship because they can't survive without each other.  
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