8A & 8B Ecology Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abiotic Factor

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Non-living parts of an ecosystem

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Autotrophs

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Means "self-feeders" aka producers; make their own food through photosynthesis

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Biodiversity

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The variety of living things in a particular ecosystem; increases ability of system to respond to changes

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Biome

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Ecosystems around the Earth with specific climates and organisms

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Biotic Factor

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Living (or once-living) parts of an ecosystem

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Carbon cycle

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The addition of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels.

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Celluar respiration equation

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6O2 + C6H12O6 ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O oxygen + glucose --> carbon dioxide + water

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Commensalism

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A type of symbiosis where 1 species benefits and 1 is unharmed

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Community

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All the populations of different species that inhabit and share an area

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Competition

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A common demand by two or more organisms upon a limited supply of a resource; for example, food, water, light, space, mates, nesting sites.