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ECOLOGY

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ECOLOGY

THE STUDY OF ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIROMENT

ORGANISM
ONE Living Thing

Population

group of same species

community

group of different species
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ecosystem

abiotic and biotic
Photo by Jason Verwey

habitat

a place where an oranism lives
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abiotic

not-o-live
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biome

big
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niche

job or purpose
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adaptation

feature that helps survive and mate
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producer

makes their own food

consumer

eats to get energy

decomposer

breaks down dead stuff
Photo by Dave Paterson

Predator

THe one that hunts
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Prey

The one that is hunted
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herbivore

 a consumer that only eats plants

Carnivore

A consumer that only eats other animals
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Carnivore

A consumer that only eats other animals
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Omnivore

A consumer that eats both animals and plants

Flash Floods

Floods that happen quickly

Wildfire

A fire that happens due to Humans or Lightning
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Landslides

A piece of land that falls down a slope quickly
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Carrying Capacity

How many organisms that an ecosystem can hold
Photo by Wonderlane

limiting factor

a factor that limits a population