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CHAPTER 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PREDITOR | AN ANIMALTHAT EATS ANOTHER ANIMAL |
| PREY | ANY HUNTED ANIMAL |
| PRODUCERS | MAKE THEIR OWN FOODS FOR ENERGY |
| CONSUMERS | ORGANISAMS THAT CANT MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD |
| HERBIVORES | EATS ONLY PLANTS |
| OMNIVORES | EATS BOTH MEAT AND PLANTS |
| CARNIVORES | ONLY EATS MEAT |
| SCAVENGERS | EATS DEAD ANIMALS |
| DECOMPOSERS | BREAKS DOWN WASTES AND DEAD ORGANISIMS |
| FOOD CHAIN | A SERIES OF STEPS BY WHICH ENERGY MOVES FROM ONE TYPE OF LIVING THING TO ANOTHER. |
| FOOD WEB | IS A DIAGRAM THAT COMBINES MANY DIFFERENT FOOD CHAINS INTO ONE PICTURES |
| SYMBIOSIS | IS A LONG TERM RELATOINSHIP BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISIMS |
| PARASITE | LIVES ON OR IN THE OF ANOTHER ORGANISIMS |
| Ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions |
| habitat | provides all the things an organism needs to live |
| Biotic Factor | Living organisms |
| Abiotic factor | nonliving |
| Population | group of one species living in an area |
| Community | different populations in an area |
| Niche | the role that an organism has in an ecosystem |
| Carrying Capacity | the number of organisms that can live in a habitat |