Kamman: Ecology Vocab Flashcard

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Anything that decreases population size, including biotic and abiotic factors like predators and drought.

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limiting factor

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Plants that convert energy from the sun or chemicals.

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Producer

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Role of a species in a community.

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niche

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grass → rabbit → fox

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food chain

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Abiotic:

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Nonliving parts of the environment.

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Biotic describes living things in the environment.

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describes living things in the environment.

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

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Biosphere

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Part of Earth where life exists.

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Food Web: Diagram showing multiple paths of how living things obtain food and how nutrients and energy flow between them.

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Diagram showing many paths of how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature.

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Limiting Factor

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Resources so scarce that they limit population size.