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B.12BCDF Environmental Interactions and Effects
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food chain
A sequence of food energy transfer from one organism to another within an
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food web
A depiction of all of the interrelating food chains that exist within an ecological community
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trophic level
An organism’s position on a food chain
sun
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ecological pyramid
A depiction of various types of relationships that occur between trophic levels of an
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biome
A region of Earth with a specific climate and organisms adapted to the particular
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tundra
A biome characterized by vast, ���tree-less plains and extremely cold
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taiga
A biome characterized by its coniferous evergreen forests and cold temperatures
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desert
A biome characterized by low vegetation, arid conditions and high
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rain forest
A biome characterized by high biodiversity, humid climate, and high
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grasslands
A biome characterized by a primary vegetation of grasses, warm to hot
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temperate forest
A biome characterized by high biodiversity, four distinct seasons,
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producer
Autotrophic organisms that undergo photosynthesis
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consumers
Heterotrophic organisms that must consume other organisms for survival
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limiting factor
An environmental factor that limits the growth of a population
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carrying capacity
The maximum number of species an ecosystem can support
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abiotic factor
All of the non-living factors within an environment
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biotic factor
All of the living factors within an environment
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biological competition
A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources
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decomposers
Living organisms that break down organic matter, making it
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climax community
A stable ecological community that has reached an equilibrium after having
adapted to its environment
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primary succession
The development of an ecological community in a previously uninhabited
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secondary succession
The development of an ecological community in an area that was once
inhabited but experienced devastation
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natural disaster
A force of nature that results in catastrophic consequences
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habitat destruction
A loss of habitat (e.g. deforestation) occurring to an organism’s habitat; man-made or naturally
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biodiversity
The total variation of species within a given population
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scavenger
An organism that feeds on dead or decaying animal remains
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extinction
A species that is no longer alive
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primary consumer
An animal that eats the producers
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secondary consumer
An animal that eats the primary consumers
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tertiary consumer
An animal that eats the secondary consumers
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quaternary consumer
An animal that eats the tertiary consumers
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adaptation
An alteration in an organism’s characteristics that better enables it to survive in its
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resources
Anything that can be used by an organism for survival
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energy
The ability to do work © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved