Terms that you need to know for Unit 1: Ecology
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| Ecology | the study of organisms and there relationship with other organisms and their environment
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| Ecosystem | abiotic and biotic factors in a particular place and time
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| Community | Group of populations in a given place and time
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| Population | group of organisms/species in a given place or time
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| Species/Organism | a living thing,
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| Cells | Basic unit of life.
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| Tissue | group of cells that work together
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| Organs | made up of tissues that work together
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| Organ System | group of organs
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| Herbivores | organism that only eats plants
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| Omnivores | organism that eats plant and animals
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| Carnivores | organism that only eats animals
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| Primary Consumer | organism that eats producer/ autotrophs
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| Secondary Consumer | organism that eats the primary consumer, typically a omnivore or carnivore
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| Producer | organism that produces its own energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
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| Autotrophs | organism that produces its own energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
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| Heterotrophs | organism that has to consume in order to receive energy
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| 10% Rule | 90% of the energy is lost to heat and daily functions while 10% is transferred from one tropic level to the next.
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| Food Web | many flows of energy through an ecosystem. group of food chains
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| Food Chain | a single flow of energy through an ecosystem
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| Keystone Species |
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| Climax Community |
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| Primary Succession | growth that starts from bare rock.
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| Secondary Succession | growth that starts from an environment that has experienced a disturbance
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| tropisms |
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| phototropism | an organisms reaction to light
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| hydrotropism | an organisms reation to water
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| thigmotropism | an organisms reaction to touch
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| gravitropism | an organisms reaction to gravity
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| Symbiosis | the relationship between two organisms
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| commensalism | one organism benefits while the other is neither benefited or harmed
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| parasitism | one organism will benefit while the other is harmed
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| mutualism | Both organisms benefit from the relationship
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| prey vs. predator |
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| Natural Selection |
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| Water cycle |
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| Nitrogen cycle |
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| Phosphorus Cycle |
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| Carbon Cycle |
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| Biogeochemical Cycles |
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| abiotic factors |
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| biotic factors |
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| products |
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| reactants |
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| photosynthesis |
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| cellular respiration |
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