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Good Ecology Flashcards
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- 1Define AbioticThe non-living components of an ecosystem eg. Air, water, soil, et cetera
- 2Define AllelopathyA relationship where one organism produces chemicals that influence the growth, survival and reproduction of other organisms
- 3Define Behavioural AdaptationAn action that an organism carries out that enables it to better survive in its environment, e.g. basking in the sun.
- 4Define BiodiversityThe variety of all life forms on Earth.
- 5Define Biological ControlThe reduction of a pest population by the introduction of another organism.
- 6Define BiomassThe total mass of all organisms in a given population.
- 7Define BioticThe living components of an ecosystem, e.g. plants, animals and fungi.
- 8Define CarnivoreAn animal whose diet consists primarily of other animals.
- 9Define CloningThe process of producing cells or organisms that are genetically identical to the parent.
- 10Define CommensalismA relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not affected.
- 11Define CommunityA group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.
- 12Define Consumer/HeterotrophAn organism that consumes food created by other organisms.
- 13Define DecomposerOrganisms that obtain energy by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.
- 14Define EcosystemA biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 15Define EnvironmentThe surroundings in which an organism lives.
- 16Define FeralAn organism or species which was once domesticated that is now surviving in the wild.
- 17Define HabitatThe natural home or environment of an organism.
- 18Define HerbivoreAn animal whose diet consists primarily of plant matter.
- 19Define Introduced speciesA non-indigenous species which is living outside its native area
- 20Define MutualismA relationship in which both species benefit.
- 21Define OmnivoreAn animal whose diet regularly consists of both animal and plant matter.
- 22Define ParasitismA relationship that benefits one species (parasite) and harms the other (host).
- 23Define PhotosynthesisA series of chemical reactions involving the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
- 24Define Physiological adaptationA process occurring within an organism that enables it to better survive in its environment, e.g. sweating.
- 25Define PopulationA group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.
- 26Define PredatorAn organism that kills another organism for food.
- 27Define PreyAn organism that is attacked and eaten by a predator.
- 28Define Producer/AutotrophAn organism that creates its own food from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
- 29Define RespirationA series of chemical reactions involving the conversion of glucose and oxygen into carbon dioxide, water and energy.
- 30Define SpeciesA distinct group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring.
- 31Define Structural adaptationA physical feature of an organism that enable it to better survive in its environment, e.g. fur or feathers.
- 32Define SymbiosisAny close and prolonged interaction between individuals of two different species.
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- Flashcards for the Ecology word list Stage 4. Saharsh's had too many typos.
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