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Ecology for stuff

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Biotic Potential   The highest rate of reproduction under ideal circumstances.  
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Producers   Creatures who use energy from an outside source usually the sun, to make energy rich food molecules.  
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Decomposers   Creatures who break down once living matter to get its energy.  
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Consumers   Creatures who obtain energy by eating parts of other organisms.  
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Growth Limits   When growth of a population is limited by resources individuals of that species compete for. Ex. Food, water, shelter, territory  
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Carrying Capacity   The largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time.  
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Limiting Factors   Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population. Ex. Food, shelter, water, territory, predators, and disease. (Has growth and death factors)  
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Ecosystem   All of the organisms that live in an area and the non-living features of their environment.  
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Community   All the populations of all the species in an area (ecosystem)  
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Population   All the members of the one species that live in an area at one time  
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Habitat   The place in which an organism lives  
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Niche   An organism's role in its environment- how it obtains food and shelter, finds a mate, cares for its young, avoids danger, etc.  
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