Indirect Effects in Ecosystems
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Barbara White
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Ecosystem Noun
[ee-koh-sis-tuhm]
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Ecosystem
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, including both living and nonliving factors.
Example: The image shows an ecosystem with animals, plants, and water interacting in a natural environment.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Population Noun
[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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Population
A group of individuals of the same species that live and interbreed within a specific geographic area.
Example: A group of people around the Earth illustrates a population living in a geographic area.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Consumer Population Noun
[kuhn-soo-mer pop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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Consumer Population
A population of organisms that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms in an ecosystem to survive.
Example: The pyramid shows how different organisms consume others for energy, illustrating consumer populations in an ecosystem.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Resource Population Noun
[ree-sawrs pop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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Resource Population
A population of organisms that is consumed by other organisms, serving as a source of food and energy.
Example: Fish in a pond are a resource population, providing food for larger animals.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Predation Noun
[pre-dey-shuhn]
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Predation
A biological interaction where one organism, the predator, hunts, kills, and eats another organism, its prey.
Example: A fox catching a rabbit shows predation, where the predator hunts and eats its prey.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Mutualism Noun
[myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm]
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Mutualism
A relationship between two different species in which both organisms benefit from their interaction with each other.
Example: Ants protect aphids and get food in return, showing mutualism.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Energy Noun
[en-er-jee]
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Energy
The capacity to cause change, which flows through an ecosystem from one organism to another when consumed.
Example: Energy from the sun flows through a food chain from plants to animals.
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