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4.1 Vocab

Published on Mar 07, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

4.1 Vocab

Species

group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding

Habitat

the natural home of an animal, plant, or other organism
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Population

Inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country

Community

a group of people living in the same place
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ecosystem

community of interacting organisms and physical environment.
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Ecology

relations of organisms to one another and their physical surroundings
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Autotroph

organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances
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Heterotroph

organism deriving its requirements from organic substances.
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Consumers

organisms of an ecological food chain that receive energy
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Producers

produce food through photosynthesis

detritivores

organism that uses organic waste as a food source

saprotrophs

organism that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
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trophic level

any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain
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food chain

flow of food energy & the feeding relationships between them

Food Web

system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Quadrat

square plot of land marked off for the study of plants & animals

Chi Squared Test

a frequency distribution of observed data
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mesocosm

Contains physical features & organisms of an ecosystem but restricted in size/scope
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