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5B Ch 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| decomposer | consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms. |
| producer | An organism that makes its own food. |
| threatened | describes a population of organisms that are likely to become endangered of they are not protected. |
| extinct | No longer in existence. |
| symbiosis | A long-term relationship between different kinds of organisms. |
| exotic | An imported or nonnative organism. |
| endangered | A term describing a population of organisms that is likely to become extinct if steps are not taken to save it. |
| consumers | An organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs. |
| instinct | A behavior that an organism inherits. |
| learned behavior | A behavior an animal learns from its parents. |