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Each trophic level in an ecosystem contains about ten percent of the energy of the level below it, due to the inefficient processes of transferring the energy.
A term used to describe something that is not living.
The compound which can be naturally produced by bacteria and then used by nitrogen fixing bacteria and plants. The nitrogen is used to build cells. NH3
A type of interaction between two species in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected.
the grouping of all the animal and plant species that live in a given ecosystem.
When two species or individuals within an ecosystem must share a limited resource.
The study of how living things interact with each other and the environment.
All of the living and non-living things in a given area.
A type of interaction between two species in which both species increase their chances of survival or reproduction significantly.
A type of interaction between two species in which one species lives in or on the host which they consume to live and reproduce.
The process by which plants take sunlight, water, and CO2 and convert it into glucose and O2. The glucose is then used in the plant for energy.
All of the individuals of a given species in a given area.
Data in the form of qualities, ie color, patter, smell etc.
Data in the form of numbers, ie number of teeth, height, weight etc.
The process by which species avoid competition with one another over a given resource through some adaptation through natural selection. Temporal, hunting or flowering at different times, Spatial, inhabiting different areas, Morphological, evolving some physical change.
How much salt is in water
When two species interact closely with each other on a long-term basis.
The tiers of a food chain. Primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer etc.