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AP bio: Intro to ecology Flashcards

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15382710909BECPObiosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism0
15382720090Abiotic factorsnon-living things in an ecosystem1
15382723576Biotic factorsliving parts of an ecosystem2
15382728291Ecosystemall organisms in a given area as well as abiotic factors with which they interact3
15382747542Ecologystudy of ecosystems4
15382751317Biomemajor ecosystem type: classification by vegetation and physical environment5
15382756773Biome vs ecosystembiome is general area, ecosystem is specific6
15382772617Autotroph"self feeder" aka primary sources7
15382776282Heterotrophs"other feeders" aka consumers8
15382781352Primary consumeran herbivore that eats primary producers9
15382787372Secondary consumercarnivore that eats herbivores10
15382791119Tertiary consumercarnivore that eats secondary consumers11
15382794556decomposerorganism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter12
15382804895Food chain vs food webfood chain is a pathway along which food energy is transferred, food web is interconnected feeding relationships of lots of organisms13
15382818293Trophic pyramidrepresents the distribution of biomass among trophic levels, only 10% of energy transfers up each level14

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