grade 9 ecology terms and definitions
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| show | study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment in a system.
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| show | non living things, physical things such as, minerals, air or things measured such as temperature, hours of daylight, salt.
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| biotic | show 🗑
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| show | any network of interacting living vs non living factors.
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| natural ecosystem | show 🗑
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| show | artificial ecosystem is planned and maintained by people. examples city, zoo, aquarium, farms.
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| species | show 🗑
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| population | show 🗑
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| show | all the interactions of different species that live and interact in the same area.
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| show | all the interactions of a given species with its ecosystem.
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| show | large geographical region that contains similar ecosystems.
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| show | land-based
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| show | water based
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| show | a part of our planet, including water,land and air,where life exists. biomes combine to form this...
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| herbivores | show 🗑
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| carnivores | show 🗑
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| omnivores | show 🗑
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| predators | show 🗑
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| show | an animal that mostly eats decaying biomass
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| detritivores | show 🗑
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| show | a special group of consumers that break down organic matter and release the nutrients back into the ecosystem.
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| show | organisms that can make their own food from basic nutrients and sunlight ext. green plants, algae
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| show | organisms that must feed on other organisms to obtain energy
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| food chains | show 🗑
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| show | The process plants use to produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight. (CO2+H20→ sugar + O2)
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| biodiversity | show 🗑
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| show | gradual build of of chemicals in an organisms body
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| show | species that no longer exist in a particular region but still occurs elsewhere
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| show | born in water, breathing with gills but can live on land or in water
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| show | maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support without reducing its ability to support future generations of the same species
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| Commensalism | show 🗑
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| mutualism | show 🗑
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| symbiosis | show 🗑
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| Environment | show 🗑
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| Habitat | show 🗑
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