Ecology Vocabulary

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Ecology

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the study of the interactions (connections) among living things, and between living things and their environment

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The frog eats the cricket. Give 3 words to describe the frog.

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secondary consumer (2°), carnivore, heterotroph

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What is a population?

Back

group of the same species living in the same area

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What is a community?

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Different populations of organisms living in the same environment.

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Ecosystem

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The interactions among living and non-living things in an environment.

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In an ecosystem, living things are called _ and non-living things are called _.

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biotic, abiotic

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Which is more complex, a food chain or a food web?

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food web

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What is the initial (first or primary) source of energy in every ecosystem?

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the sun

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What do the arrows show in the food web?

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They show which way the energy is flowing.

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What is the 10% rule?

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90% of energy is LOST as you move up the food chain