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Ecosystems Terms

Ecosystems

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Populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time. Community
An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal. Prey
An organism that makes its own food. Producer
A place where freshwater from a river empties into the ocean and mixes with it. Estuary
Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem. Food Web
A single organism in an environment. Individual
The thin covering that encloses a cell and holds its parts together. Cell Membrane
An animal that eats other animals. Carnivore
Living things. Biotic
An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms. Consumer
Spaces in a cell that stores water, nutrients, and waste. Vacuole
An animal that eats only plants or plant products. Herbivore
The “brain” of the cell. The organelle that controls all of the cell’s activities. Nucleus
An organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and waste. Decomposer
All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment. A community plus the physical environment. Ecosystem
A jelly-like substance that fills most of the cell. Cytoplasm
The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem. Food Chain
The smallest living part of a living thing. Cell
Nonliving things. Abiotic
An animal that eats both plants and animals. Omnivore
All the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time. Population
Living plants and animals. Organism
An animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals. Predator
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