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Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary for week September 28th to October 2nd
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. |
| Biotic | Relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations. |
| Abiotic | Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms. |
| Organism | An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
| Habitat | The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. |
| Population | All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. |
| Community | A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. |
| Ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
| Biosphere | The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |
| Producer | A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale. |
| Consumer | A person who purchases goods and services for personal use. |
| Decomposer | An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. |
| Herbivore | An animal that feeds on plants. |
| Carnivore | An animal that feeds on flesh. |
| Omnivore | An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. |
| Food chain | A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. |
| Food Web | A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. |
| Energy pyramid | An energy pyramid is a graphical model of energy flow in a community. |