Unit 7 Ecology Study guide

The study of interactions that take place among organisms and their environment

• Ecology

• Biology

• Psychology

• Math

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Living things within an ecosystem

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

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Any living thing

• population

• ecosystem

• organism

• individual

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The place where an organism lives and is provided shelter, food, and other needs for survival

• Earth

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• house

Chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next

• Food chain

• Food Web

• Energy Chain

• Animal Chain

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An organism that eats plants only

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

• Predator

• Prey

• Herbivore

• Plant

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The largest number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support

• limiting factor

• Population size

• Carrying capacity

• Resources

Non living parts of an ecosystem

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

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All the living and non living things in a particular area.

• Population

• Community

• Individual

• Ecosystem

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