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  • Created on: 18-12-13 16:10
what is the definition of species
a group of organisms who can interbreed
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what is the definition of habitat
the environment in which a species live
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what is the definition of population
a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time
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what is the definition of ecosystem
a community and its physical environemt
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what is the definition of producer
an organism that derives its food from photosynthesis
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what is the definition of consumer
an organism that derives it food by eating other organisms
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what is trophic level
the level at which an organism feeds
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what is ecology
the study of relationships between living organisms
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what does the arrow of a food chain show
the flow of energy
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why does not all the light energy from the sun not used in photosynthesis
some energy is used to warm the plant
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why is not all the energy transferred between organisms
it is used in respiration or excretion
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what are the decomposers
fungi and bacteria
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what do you use to sample along a transect
grid quadrate
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