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Ecology
Food webs and symbiosis
Term | Definition |
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habitat | an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow and reproduce |
abiotic factors | non-living parts of an organism's habitat |
biotic factors | living or once living parts of an organism's habitat |
autotroph | an organism capable of making its own food from using light or chemical energy |
heterotroph | an organism that cannot manufacture its own food and obtains energy by feeding on other organisms |
food web | the pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains in an ecosystem |
ecosystem | community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their abiotic factors |
decomposer | an organism that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms |
carnivore | a consumer that obtains energy by eating only animals |
herbivore | a consumer that obtains energy by eating only plants |