Science of Ecology Part 2

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Consume herbivores or other carnivores, examples include wolves, lions, hawks, frogs, spiders

A physical aspect of an environment, also known as a non-living factor.

A location where a specific population of species lives.

The feeding positions in a food chain or food web

First trophic level- producers; Second trophic level-Occupied by primary consumers that get their energy from primary consumers or organisms in the second trophic level. Only 10% of the energy passes from one trophic level to the next trophic level.

The idea that two species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for a long period of time.

A diagram showing a single pathway through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.

The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environments