Ecological Relationships Flashcard

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Type of relationship where one organism hunts and eats another organism.

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Predator/prey relationship.

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying matter to recycle nutrients in an ecosystem.

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Decomposer.

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The non-living part of the environment where organisms live.

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Habitat.

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What is transferred between organisms in a food chain and represented by arrows?

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Energy.

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A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.

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Population.

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The role or function of an organism within its environment.

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Niche.

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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Ecosystem.

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Biodiversity.

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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Biome.

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The relationship where two species compete for the same resources.

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Competition.