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Ecology
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Biology
11th Grade
04/27/2009

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Term
ecology
Definition
study of relationships and interactions of living things with one another and their community
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food chain
Definition
shows the flow of energy from one organism to another
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energy pyramid
Definition
puts the food chain in order; gets smaller as you get closer to the top
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food webs
Definition
show relationships between organisms and their environment; made up of several food chains
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ecosystem
Definition
organisms interacting with one another and their physical environment
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community
Definition
organisms that live together in an ecosystem
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population
Definition
one species that live in a community
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biotic
Definition
alive, living
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abiotic
Definition
dead, non-living
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habitat
Definition
where an organism lives
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niche
Definition
the role of an organism in its community
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commensalism
Definition
one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed
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mutualism
Definition
both organisms benefit
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parasitism
Definition

one organism benefits and the other is harmed

algae>fungus    

mutualsim>lichen

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succession
Definition
replacement of one community by another over a period of time
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primary succession
Definition
first time it ever happens
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secondary succesion
Definition
comes back; repeats.
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pioneer species
Definition
first species entering area
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