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1 ECOLOGY VOCAB

2 ECOLOGY THE STUDY OF INTERACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AMONG ORGANISMS AND BETWEEN THE ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

3 ECOSYSTEM THE INTERACTION OF ORGANISMS (BIOTIC FACTORS) AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT (ABIOTIC FACTORS)

4 LIVING OR ONCE- LIVING ORGANISMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
BIOTIC FACTORS LIVING OR ONCE- LIVING ORGANISMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

5 ABIOTIC FACTORS NON-LIVING, PHYSICAL FEATURES IN AN ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS SOIL, SUNLIGHT, TEMPERATURE, AIR, AND WATER

6 THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE AN ORGANISM LIVES
HABITAT THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE AN ORGANISM LIVES

7 NICHE THE ROLE OF AN ORGANISM IN AN ECOSYSTEM
EXAMPLE: WHAT IT EATS, HOW IT GETS FOOD, HOW IT INTERACTS WITH OTHER ORGANISMS

8 AUTOTROPH ORGANISMS THAT CAPTURE ENERGY FROM THE SUN TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD Aka PRODUCERS

9 HETEROTROPH ORGANISMS THAT MUST EAT OTHER ORGANISMS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ENERGY Aka CONSUMERS

10 SYMBIOSIS THE LIVING TOGETHER OF TWO DISSIMILAR ORGANISMS IN A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP

11 MUTUALISM A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH BOTH SPECIES BENEFIT
EXAMPLE: YUCCA MOTH (POLLINATES YUCCA FLOWER) AND DESERT YUCCA PLANT (GIVES SHELTER AND FOOD TO MOTH)

12 COMMENSALISM A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH ONE PARTNER BENEFITS BUT DOESN’T HARM OR HELP THE OTHER. EXAMPLE: CLOWNFISH TAKES SHELTER IN ANEMONES

13 PARASITISM A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH BENEFITS THE PARASITE AND HARMS THE HOST EXAMPLE: TAPEWORMS IN HUMANS

14 DECOMPOSER ORGANISMS THAT BREAK DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ENERGY MAINLY BACTERIA AND FUNGI

15 BIOSPHERE THE PART OF THE EARTH THAT SUPPORTS LIFE INCLUDING THE LAND, WATER, AND ATMOSPHERE

16 HYDROSPHERE ALL THE WATER ON EARTH INCLUDING WATER ON THE SURFACE AND IN THE ATMOSPHERE

17 ECOSPHERE THE PLANETARY ECOSYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ORGANISMS AND THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

18 THE GASEOUS ENVELOPE SURROUNDING THE EARTH
ATMOSPHERE THE GASEOUS ENVELOPE SURROUNDING THE EARTH

19 ALL THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES THAT LIVE IN A GIVEN AREA
POPULATION ALL THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES THAT LIVE IN A GIVEN AREA

20 GROUPS OF POPULATIONS THAT INTERACT TOGETHER IN A GIVEN AREA
COMMUNITY GROUPS OF POPULATIONS THAT INTERACT TOGETHER IN A GIVEN AREA

21 ORGANISMS THAT KILL AND EAT OTHER ANIMALS
PREDATOR ORGANISMS THAT KILL AND EAT OTHER ANIMALS

22 ORGANISMS THAT ARE EATEN BY PREDATORS
PREY ORGANISMS THAT ARE EATEN BY PREDATORS

23 MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL INTERACTION AMONG SPECIES IN AN AREA
COOPERATION MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL INTERACTION AMONG SPECIES IN AN AREA

24 COMPETITION ACTIVE DEMAND BY TWO OR MORE ORGANISMS OR KINDS OF ORGANISMS FOR SOME ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE THAT IS IN SHORT SUPPLY

25 A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS
HERBIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS

26 A CONSUMER THAT EATS ANIMALS
CARNIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS ANIMALS

27 A CONSUMER THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS
OMNIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS

28 LIMITING FACTORS ANY BIOTIC OR ABIOTIC FACTOR THAT RESTRICTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN A POPULATION

29 THE LARGEST POPULATION THAT AN ENVIRONMENT CAN SUPPORT
CARRYING CAPACITY THE LARGEST POPULATION THAT AN ENVIRONMENT CAN SUPPORT


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