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Ecosy

biology ecocsystems

TermDefinition
Ecology Study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their enviroment
Biosphere Part of Earth that supports life, including the top portion of Earth's crust, the atmosphere, and all the water on Earth's crust
Biotic Living
Abiotic Non living
Organism One of any living thing
Population All the organisms that belong to the same species
Community All the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem
Ecosystem All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their enviroment
Habitat Place where an organism lives and that provides
Niche The role that the population plays in an ecosystem
Producer Organism, such as a green plant or algea, that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules
Consumer Organism that can't create energy-rich molecules but obtains its food by eating other organisms
Decomposer Consumes wastes and dead organisms
Scavenger Organism that eats other dead organisms(eats entire thing, not to return to soil)
Carnivore Eat omnivores or other carnivores
Herbivore Eat producer
Omnivore Eat producers and carnivores
Predator An animal that hunts and kills other animals and food
Prey An animal that is hunted and caught for food
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