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science vocab # 4
ecology study terms science vocab # 4
Question | Answer |
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niche | role of an organism in its ecosystem |
food chain | shows where each species gets its food |
energy pyramid | diagram showing how much energy flow is in a food chain |
food web | group of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem |
competition | happens when species depend on a limited energy supply |
predator | animals that hunt and feed on other animals |
prey | animals that are killed for food by other animals |
symbiosis | interaction where 2 species live together and 1 benefits |
biotic factors | living things that affect ecosystems |
abiotic factors | non-living things that affect an ecosystem |
community | all the different populations that live together in an area |
population | a group individuals of the same species living in a given area |
producer | an organism that can make its own food |
consumer | organisms that eats other living things for food and energy |
decomposer | a living thing that breaks down waste and dead things |