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EcologyStack #15841
7th grade ecology
Question | Answer |
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ecology | the study of interactions and changes in the environment |
ecosystem | all the biotic(living) and abiotic(nonliving) parts of a particular area |
producers | green from the presence of chloorophyll: plants, algae. the source of all food in the ecosystem |
consumers | must eat another organism |
primary consumers | (herbivores)feed on green producers |
secondary producers | (carnivores) pret on primary consumers/herbivores |
omnivores | consume both plant material and flesh |
decomposers | break down dead, decaying tissue(plant or animal) |
food chain | one path of energy flow |
food web | all the food chains in an ecosystem interconnected |
niche | unique role an organism plays in an ecosystem |
symbiosis | a close relationship between 2 different organisms where at least one benefits |
adaptation | the ability to change in order to succeed in an ecosystem |