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Ecosystem Extras

TermDefinition
habitat the place where a living thing hunts and lives
niche the special role that an organism plays in its habitat
symbiosis a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms over time
mutualism a relationship between two organisms that helps BOTH organisms
commensalism a relationship between two organisms that helps one without harming the other
parasitism a relationship between two organisms that helps one organism but harms the other
parasite an organism that lives in or on a host organism, causing harm to the host
host an organism that is harmed by another organism living in it or on it
turtle the best organism that ever existed in any ecosystem, according to Ms. Levi
energy pyramid diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each trophic level of an ecosystem
food web a network of food chains that have some links in common
food chain the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem
adaptation body part or behavior that helps a living thing stay alive
camouflage blending in with the environment
equilibrium when the amount of something stays close to the same
metabolism the chemical processes that break down and build molecules inside an organism
cellular respiration chemical energy stored in food is released
Created by: SCMSLevi
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