Into to Ecology | Geochemical Cycles | Population Growth | Succession | relationships |
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What is population
A group of eagles living together
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What isoxygen
Plants put what gas into the air
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What is exponential growth
Type of growth shown with a J shaped curve
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What is secondary succession
A logger clears a forest and the forest regrows over many year
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What is prey
An animal that is being hunted
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What is ecosystem
Fish and predators and the water would be
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What is a decomposer
Organisms that break down dead decaying material
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What is limiting factors
Conditions that limited population growth
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What is pioneer species
First organisms to occupy a new area
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What is mutualism
2 organisms working together for the benefit of both
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What is response to stimuli
A field of sunflowers facing towards the sun
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What is a bacteria
What type of organisms fix nitrogen
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What is logistic growth
Type of growth normally seen in nature
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What is primary succession
Development of a new ecosystem after a volcanic eruption
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What is niche
The role of an organism in the environment
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What is asexual reproduction
An organism that divides and produces an exact copy of itself
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What is transpiration
Water can be returned to the atmosphere through the leaves of plants
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What is density dependent factor
Limiting factor that is greatly affected by population growth
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What is a lichen or what is a moss
Organism that is a pioneer species in primary succession
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What is
In a natural ecosystem, predators will tend to lower the prey population, meaning less_____ between prey population
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What is abiotic
Non-living factors in the environment
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What is glucose
The main purpose of photosynthesis is produce what carbohydrate?
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What is non-renewable resource
A resource that cannot be replaced in a lifetime
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What is a climax community
The end stage of succession
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What is intraspecific competition
Bluebirds and cardinals fighting over food
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