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organisms
Mrs seivers science unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0mnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
| foodweb | a diagram made up of several over lapping food chains within an ecosystem |
| competition | a struggle between organisms for resources such as food, living space, or mates |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead organisms into simpler substances and returns nutrients |
| parasitism | a relationship between 2 organisms in which one benefits and the other is harmed |
| food chain | a series of events in which food, energy and matter are transferred from one organism to another |
| homeostatis | maintaining stable internal conditions such as temp |
| prey | an organism that is hunted by another for food |
| biotic factor | any living part of an ecosystem |
| abiotic factor | any non living part of an ecosystem |
| predator | an organism that hunt and kills other organisms for food |
| habitat | the place where an organism lives that provides all of the needs |
| endangered species | a group of organisms that may become extinct in the near future |
| heterotroph | an organism that cannot makes its own food; an consumer |
| herbivore | an organism thats eats only plants |
| estuary | an area where fresh water mixes with salt water; serv as a breeding ground for many different species |
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