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Ecology
Ecology Basics
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Biology
9th Grade
11/13/2011

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Term
Carrying Compacity
Definition
The amount of organisms a specific ecosystem can maintain.
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Herbivore
Definition
An organism which can only feed on plants
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Carnivore
Definition
An organism that can only feed on other animals
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Omnivore
Definition
An organism which eats both animals and plant.s
Term
What travels through a food chain?
Definition
Energy
Term
What must a food chain start with?
Definition
Primary Producer
Term
What animal is on every level of the food chain?
Definition
Decomposers
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Finite
Definition
Limited
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Infinite
Definition
Unlimited
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Food Chain
Definition
A sequence of who eats who in a biological community to obtain nutrition.
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Food Web
Definition
A network of many food chains
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How much energy is lost each trophic level? Why is energy lost?
Definition
10% less energy is lost. This is because some energy is lost as heat due to metabolic processes.
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What are abiotic factors? Name some types.
Definition
Abiotic factors are nonliving parts on an environment. Types are temperature, soil, oxygen levels, light, water, and precipitation amount.
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