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Ecology TestSO

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predator   consumers that capture and eat other consumers  
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niche   an organisms role in the enviornment  
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ecology   the study of interactions that occur among organisms and their enviornments  
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chemosynthesis   the production of energy rich molecules from chemicals  
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food web   a model that shows all possible feeding relationships among the organisms in a community  
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energy pyramid   shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem  
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prey   an organism that is captured by the predator  
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consumers   organisms that can't make their own energy rich molecules  
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commensalism   a symbiotic relationship in which one organsm benefits and the other is unharmed  
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ecosystem   consists of all the organisms living in an area  
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food chain   a simple model of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem  
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population   made up of all organisms of the same species that live in an area at the same time  
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biosphere   part of earth that supports life  
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community   all populations of all species living in an ecosystem  
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parasitism   a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed  
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habitat   place where an organism lives  
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mutualism   a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit  
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symbiosis   any close relationship between species  
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competition   occurs when 2 or more organisms seek the same resources at the same time  
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limiting factor   anything that restricts the # of individuals in a population  
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producers   organisms that use outside energy source like the sun to make energy rick molecules  
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carrying capacity   the largest # of individuals of 1 species that an ecosystem can support over time  
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dicot   seeds with 2 cotyledon  
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monocot   seeds with 1 cotyledon  
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organism   a living thing  
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cotyledons   stored food  
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