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Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary for week September 28th to October 2nd
Term | Definition |
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Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. |
Biotic | Relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations. |
Abiotic | Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms. |
Organism | An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
Habitat | The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. |
Population | All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. |
Community | A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. |
Ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
Biosphere | The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |
Producer | A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale. |
Consumer | A person who purchases goods and services for personal use. |
Decomposer | An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. |
Herbivore | An animal that feeds on plants. |
Carnivore | An animal that feeds on flesh. |
Omnivore | An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. |
Food chain | A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. |
Food Web | A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. |
Energy pyramid | An energy pyramid is a graphical model of energy flow in a community. |