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Ecology Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biomes | Large areas with similar climates and ecosystems. |
| Habitat | A place where an organism lives. |
| Niche | Term that refers to how an organism keeps itself alive. |
| Producers | Organism that makes its own food.(Plants) |
| Consumers | Organism that must eat other organism to get energy.(Animals) |
| Predators | An animal that eats other animals. |
| Prey | An animal that gets hunted and eaten. |
| Biosphere | The part of the earth that supports life. (Air,Land,and Sea) |
| Mutualism | A relationship between organism where both organism benefit. |
| Parasitism | A relationship between organism where one benefits and one is harmed. |
| Commensalism | A relationship between organism where one benefits and is not affected. |
| Biodiversity | A wide variety of life in an area. |
| Ecological Succession | The replacement of one community by another. |
| Primary Succession | The growth of plants and animals where there was not before. |
| Secondary Succession | Growth of plants and animals in an area where plants and animals previously exited. |
| Observe | To watch and see what happens. |
| Pioneer Species | A group of organisms that help to begin succession. |
| Microhabitat | A very small scale environment. |
| Stability | Something that is firm and able to maintain balance. |
| Sustainability | To keep going. |
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