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Ecological Stability
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Ecosystems are influenced by _____________________________________________________
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Biological factors are known as _______________, are all living things.
The physical factors also known as _____________, are nonliving things.
The habitat is_______________________________________________________
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The niche is _________________________________________________________
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No 2 species can share the same niche, but it can be similar.
Ecology is ________________________________________________________________
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Levels of Organization
Energy Flow
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_____________________ is the main energy flow of life.
_____________________ obtain their energy from the sun.
____________, some ____________ and ________________ obtain their energy from the sun,
they are also called __________________
Feeding Relationships
 Food Chain is ____________________________________________________________
 Food web is ______________________________________________________________
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Trophic levels are ________________________________________________________
Ecological Pyramids
Ecological Pyramids are _________________________________________________________
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There are 3 types, ____________________, __________________ and
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Consumers
Consumers are ________________________________________________________________
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Individuals that rely on other organisms for energy and food are called
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There are 5 types of Heterotrophs:
Community Interactions
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Community interactions occurs when _________________________________________
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Competition occurs when ______________________________________________
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A resource is ________________________________________________
Predation occurs when ________________________________________________
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Symbiosis is _______________________________________________________________
Symbiotic relationships include:
Limiting Factors
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Limiting factors is _______________________________________________________________
Density dependent limiting factors_____________________________________________
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When a population is __________ and __________________ not _____________ and
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Competition among the same species for essentials can lead to
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Density independent limiting factors __________________________________________
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Ecological Succession
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Ecological succession is __________________________________________________________
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Biochemical Cycles
Biochemical cycles occur when_____________________________________
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4 types of cycle
Ozone layer is _______________________________________________________________
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The greenhouse effect ________________________________________________________
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