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The study of living things and their interaction with their environment
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non-living part of the environment
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organic. Living part of the environment
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a living thing
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all organisms of the same species living in a particular region
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all organisms from all species living in a particular region
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all elements of the biotic and abiotic environment
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the living space of a species
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the role of a species in its habitat
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an influence that determines the growth of a population
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the range of a limiting factor in which a population will survive
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the size of population that the environment can sustain indefinitely
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the group of all organisms that can and do breed in nature to produce
fertile offspring
destructive
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non-native, from elsewhere
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indigenous, from the region
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to flourish
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a substance used to kill pests
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a substance used to kill insects
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a substance used to kill fungi
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a substance used to kill plants
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a species that is the intended target of a pesticide
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a species that is not the intended target of a pesticide, but that is killed or
harmed anyway
a relationship between different species
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the relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neutral
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the relationship in which both organisms benefit
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the relationship in which one organism lives inside or on the other
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the relationship in which one organism hunts the other
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the relationship in which both species vie for a common resource
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the increase in a toxin as it moves up the food chain
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the buildup of toxin in a single organism
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a linear progression from a producer organism to primary consumer to
secondary consumer
a interconnecting map of consumers and producers
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a feeding level
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plant eater
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meat eater
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plant and meat eater
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organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms
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organism that gets its energy from the sun
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organism that eats a producer
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organism that eats a primary consumer
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“self-feeder”, producer (i.e. plants and some bacteria)
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“other-feeder”, consumer (i.e. animals)
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situation that occurs when many people share one resource that is
owned by no one
the act of taking care of a common property
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species that is extinct in a particular region, but exists elsewhere
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species that is headed for extinction
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region with a distinct climate and ecosystem
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the release of water from plants into the atmosphere
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the release of water from animals into the atmosphere
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the change of state from gas to liquid
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the change of state from liquid to gas
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rain, snow, hail
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the burning of matter
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CO2 + H2O + Energy --> C6H1206 + O2
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C6H1206 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O + Energy
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an organism that lives and feeds inside or on another organism
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an organism that breaks down dead matter
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one cause of global warming
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sudden increase in nutrients in an aquatic ecosystem, that results in a
population explosion that severely unbalances the ecosystem.