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ecosystems
vocab for energy in ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | All the living and non-living things surrounding an organism. |
| ecosystem | A community of living things and the community's physical environment. |
| population | All the individuals of one kind living in the same ecosystem |
| community | All the populations of organisms living in an environment |
| producer | A living thing that can make its own food |
| consumer | A living thing that can’t make its own food and must eat other living things |
| decomposer | A living thing that feeds on the wastes and remains of plants and animals |
| herbivore | An animal that eats only plants or other producers |
| carnivore | An animal that eats only other animals One who eats meat |
| omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and other animals |
| habitat | An environment that meets the needs of an organism |
| niche | The role a living thing plays in its habitat |
| food chain | A series of organisms that depend on one another for food |
| prey | Consumers that are eaten by predators |
| predator | A consumer that eats prey |
| extinction | The death of all the members of a certain group of organisms |
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