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Ecosystems
Term | Definition |
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consumer | an organism that depends on other organisms in order to survive |
producer | an organism that is able to make its own food; it does not have to depend on other organisms in order to survive |
organism | the proper word for a living thing |
ecosystem | this is made up of a community of different living organisms and the physical environment where they are found |
species | organisms that are the same type, have similar characteristics, and are capable of reproducing |
population | all of the organisms of the same kind living together in an environment |
carnivore | an organism that eats only other consumers (a meat eater) |
omnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
decomposer | a type of consumer that breaks down dead plant and animal materials; fungi, bacteria, mushrooms and worms are examples |
habitat | the place where an organism lives |
community | all of the populations of different species living together in an environment |
herbivore | an organism that eats only producers (plant eater) |
energy pyramid | a graphic that shows the passage of energy in an ecosystem from one tropic level to the next |
food web | a diagram that shows how many different food chains are linked to each other in an ecosystem |