10.1 Vocab: The Science of Ecology

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Represents a single pathway for energy and matter flow.

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food chain

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Feeding positions in a food chain or web

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trophic level

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Living aspects of the environment

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biotic, biotic factor

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Role of a species in its ecosystem

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niche

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Consumes soft tissues of dead organisms

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scavenger

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Physical environment where a species lives

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habitat

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Represents multiple pathways for energy and matter flow.

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food web

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2 different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for long.

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competitive exclusion principle

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Non-living aspects of the environment

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abiotic

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Study of living things' interactions with each other and their environment.

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ecology