RLEM 102 Test 1
Terms
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- The Interaction of living organisms with each other and the components of the planet's layers of air, water and soil.
- Ecosphere
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The single physical factor most lacking in a particular place.
- Limiting Factor
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Animals which live off dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms.
- Detrivores
- The organism's role within the community.
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Ecological Niche
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The transfer of energy from one organism to another.
- Food Chain
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The layer of soils, rocks and minerals on the planet.
- Lithosphere
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The source of energy that sustains life on earth.
- Sun
- The combination of different species interacting with one another and with components of the non-living environment.
- Ecosystems
- An environment's non-living structure, including wind, humidity, soil and temperature.
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Abiotic Structure
- The northen most coniferous fores life zone.
- Taiga
- Self-nourished producers that use solar energy to produce organic compounds from water and carbon dioxide.
- Autotrophs
- The agent of photosynthesis in green plants.
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Chlorophyll
- The air layer circling the planet.
- Atmosphere
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Plant-eating animals
- Herbivores
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The variations in learned behavior that allow humans to survive in varied events.
- Cultural Traditions
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The movement of water from oceans to the atmosphere, back to the earth and finally back to the oceans.
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Hydrological Cycle
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A group of organisms of the same kind in a given are, as in a flock of geese.
- Population
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Animals which eat other animals.
- Carnivores
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The layer of water on the planet, including oceans, lakes, streams and ice.
- Hydrosphere
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Animals which regularly consume both plant and animal foods.
- Omnivores
- Animals which regularly consume both plant and animal foods.
- Omnivores
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Land-based life zones named for dominant types of vegetation.
- Biomes
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The study of organisms in their home environment.
- Ecology
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Each major step in the transfer of energy from one organism to another.
- Trophic Level
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The thin, life-containing shell that encircles the planet.
- Biosphere