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Ecosystems 01

TermDefinition
community a group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat
consumer an organism that consumes other organisms for food
decomposer an organism that helps break down and decay the wastes of living of living organisms
ecology the study of the relationships among living and non-living parts of an area
ecosystem all the living and non-living parts in an area
energy pyramid a diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level in the feeding order
food web a combination of all the food chains in a community
habitat the place where a species lives
niche the role of a species in an ecosystem
photosynthesis the process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
food chain the order that organisms feed
omnivore eats both meat and grasses, trees and other plants
carnivore eats meat
herbivore eats grasses, trees and other plants
population all of the members of one specie that live in the same area
producer an organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
scavenger animal that feeds on the dead bodies of organisms
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