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| Study of interactions among living things and their surroundings |
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| An individual living thing |
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| A group of the same species |
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| Species that live together in one area |
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A major regional or global community of organiss, usaually characterized by the climate conditions and plant communities of the region.
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| Autotrophs ( organisms that create there own food) |
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| Capture energy from the chemical compound |
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| Eat only plants and fungi |
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| Eat both plants/fungi and animals |
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Break down organic matter into simpler compounds
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Manner in which energy moves through an ecosystem.
Each ecosystem has its own trophic structure. |
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: Producers
Autotrophs
: Primary consumers
herbivores and omnivores eat producers
:Secondary Consumers
Carnivores and Omnivores
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Carnivores eat another carnivore
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| Energy is lost in each step up a food chain |
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Regions of the world with similar physical enviornments
Named for the most conspicuous types of vegetation
Climate factors
-Rainfall(precipitation)
-Temperature
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Tropical Rain Forests
Grassland
-Tropical/Subtropical Grassland
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-Deciduous Forest
-Temperate Rain Forest
Taiga
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Equatorial lowlands
Constant temperature and abundant rainfall all year long
many arboreal animals( animals that live in the canopy; NOT BIRDS)
Few terrestrial animals
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