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ecosystem
Term | Definition |
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consumer | Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms |
ecosystem | Area where living and nonliving things interact |
decomposer | Living things that breaks down and feeds on the remains of once-living things |
community | All organisms living together in one ecosystem |
commensalism | Relationship between 2 organisms where one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected |
herbivore | An animal that eats only plants or other producers |
omnivore | Animal that eats both plants and animals |
population | Group of the same kind of organisms that live in one area |
mutualism | Relationship between 2 organisms where both organisms benefit |
producer | Living thing that can make its own food |
niche | Role each species plays in a community |
parasitism | Relationship between 2 organisms where one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed |
adaptation | A part or behavior that makes a living thing better able to survive in its environment |
carnivore | An animal that eats only meat |