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8 Sci Ecosystems
8th Grade Science Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ECOSYSTEMS | ORGANISMS INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. |
| ABIOTIC | NON-LIVING PHYSICAL FEATURES OF AN ENVIRONMENT |
| BIOTIC | LIVING OR ONCE LIVING FEATURES OF AN ENVIRONMENT |
| POPULATION | GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA. |
| COMMUNITY | GROUP OF POPULATIONS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA. |
| HABITAT | PARTICULAR PLACE IN WHICH PARTICULAR ORGANISMS LIVE THAT PROVIDES FOOD, WATER, AND SHELTER. |
| NICHE | UNIQUE ROLE AN ORGANISM PLAYS IN ITS ENVIRONMENT |
| SYMBIOSIS | WHEN TWO SPECIES LIVE AND INTERACT TOGETHER. |
| PIONEER SPECIES | FIRST POPULATION OF ORGANISMS TO MOVE INTO A NEW ENVIRONMENT. |
| CLIMAX COMMUNITY | FINAL STAGE OF ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION WHEN AN AREA MAINTAINS STABILITY AND BALANCE |
| HERBIVORE | PLANT EATERS. |
| OMNIVORE | PLANT AND ANIMAL EATERS. |
| CARNIVORE | ANIMAL EATERS. |
| DECOMPOSERS | BREAK DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS. |
| DETRITIVORES | CONSUME DEAD AND DECAYING MATTER AND EXCRETE THEM INTO THE SOIL AS CARBON |
| INTERDEPENDENCE | MUTUAL DEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS |
| HIBERNATION | WHEN BODY TEMPERATURES DROP AND BODY PROCESSES ARE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM |
| ESTIVATION | INACTIVE TIME OF BURROWING IN THE MUD |