Ecology Vocab Flashcard

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What is the study of the interactions between living things and their environments?

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Ecology

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A group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.

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Biome

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In a predator-prey relationship, who is the predator when a snake eats a rabbit?

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Snake

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What term describes organisms that eat living things?

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Heterotroph

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What is a representation of a food chain that demonstrates how food energy decreases as you move up the food chain?

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Energy Pyramid

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy?

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Autotroph

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the term for the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche

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What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?

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Mutualism