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Carnivore |
Kill and consume other animals |
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Scavengers |
Consume carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators |
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Decomposers |
"feed" by chemically breaking down organic manner such as bacteria and fungi |
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Detrivores |
Commonly digest decomposers that live on detritus (waste) particles such as earthworms |
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Omnivores |
Animals that eat both plants and animals |
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Herbivores |
Animals that eat producers only (plants, leaves, roots, seeds or fruits) |
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Biosphere |
Our entire planet including living and non-living |
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Biome |
Group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms |
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Ecosystem |
All organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment |
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Community |
Different populations that live together |
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Population |
Group of individuals that belong to same species and live in the same area |
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Species |
A group of similar organisms that can breed and reproduce |
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Ecology |
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment |
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Biotic Factor |
Any living part of the environment that an organism can interact with |
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Abiotic Factor |
Any non-living part of the environment that an organism can interact with |
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Carrying Capacity |
The largest number of individuals of particular species that the environment can support |
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Limiting Factors |
Factors that limit or slow growth of an individual or populations |
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Autotrophs |
Capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and convert it into forms that living cells can use. "Self Feeder" |
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Primary Producers |
First producer s of energy-rich compounds that are later used by other organisms |
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Consumers |
Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients |
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Heterotrophs |
Cannot directly harness energy from the environment, but must acquire energy from other organisms |
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Food Chain |
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. |
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Food Web |
Network of feeding interactions |
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Energy Pyramid |
Show relative amount of energy available at each trophic level of a food chain or food web |
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Trophic Level |
Each step in a food chain or food web |
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10% Rule |
On average about 10 percent of the energy available within one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level |