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Ecology Unit

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Consumers   organisms that get food by eating other organisms  
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Biosphere   the part of Earth that supports life  
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Habitat   the place in which an organism lives  
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Biotic factors   living things in an ecosystem  
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Limiting factor   anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population  
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Competition takes place when...   more than one organism seeks the same resource at the same time  
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Decomposers...   help recycle once-living matter by breaking it down into simple, energy-rich compounds  
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Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called...   omnivores  
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In the relationship between a raccoon and the fish in a stream, the raccoon is the...   predator  
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Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers are all types of...   consumers  
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A food web is...   a model of the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem  
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In an ecosystem, rain is...   an abiotic factor  
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A niche is...   what a species does in its habitat to survive  
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A male lion’s mane attracting a mate is an example of a...   Niche  
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Woodpeckers use their beaks to pry insects from trees is an example of a....   Niche  
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A chameleon changes its colors to blend in to its surrounding is an example of a...   Niche  
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Ducks and amphibians live in or near a pond is an example of a...   Habitat  
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