Ecology Flashcards

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Definition of Population

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All members of a species living in an area.

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Community

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All the populations in an area.

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Individual

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A single organism.

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Energy Flow Diagram

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Illustrates the flow of energy from the sun to producers and then to consumers.

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Food chains and food webs show this in an ecosystem.

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The flow of energy

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A visual representation of energy flow through trophic levels.

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Diagram showing a food chain: plant → mouse → snake → hawk

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Eutrophication

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Algae over grow/ bloom due to excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.

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Biotic

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Living factors like plants, animals, bacteria, plants and fungi

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Abiotic

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non-living factors such as nutrients ( nitrogen and phosphorus), climate, wind, water, soil, sand, salt...

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autotroph

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organisms that produce their food- producers like plants and algae