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5 Science Ecology A4

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ECOSYSTEM ALL THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS IN AN AREA.
ECOLOGY THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS OF AN AREA.
HABITAT THE PLACE WHERE A SPECIES LIVES.
NICHE THE ROLE OF A SPECIES IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
POPULATION ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF A SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AT THE SAME TIME.
COMMUNITY ALL THE POPULATIONS LIVING TOGETHER IN AN AREA.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS. THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS USE SUNLIGHT TO MAKE SUGAR FROM WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
PRODUCER AN ORGANISM THAT USES SUNLIGHT TO MAKE SUGAR FROM WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
CONSUMER AN ORGANISM THAT CONSUMES ANOTHER ORGANISM FOR FOOD.
HERBIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS.
CARNIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY ANIMALS.
OMNIVORE A CONSUMER THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
SCAVENGER AN ANIMAL THAT FEEDS ON THE BODIES OF DEAD ORGANISMS.
DECOMPOSER AN ORGANISM THAT HELPS TO BREAK DOWN AND DECAY DEAD ORGANISMS AND THE WASTES OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
FOOD CHAIN A DIAGRAM A SCIENTIST USES TO SHOW HOW ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS PASS FROM ONE ORGANISM TO ANOTHER IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
ENERGY PYRAMID A DIAGRAM THAT COMPARES THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AVAILABLE AT EACH LEVEL IN THE FEEDING ORDER.
FOOD WEB A COMBINATION OF ALL THE FOOD CHAINS IN A COMMUNITY.
RESPIRATION HOW CONSUMERS USE OXYGEN AND SUGAR TO RELEASE ENERGY.
NITROGEN CYCLE THE PROCESS BY WHICH NITROGEN, IN ALL ITS FORMS, CYCLES THROUGH THE EARTH.
WATER CYCLE THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER ON EARTH EVAPORATES, CONDENSES AND FORMS CLOUDS, FALLS AS PRECIPITATION, FLOWS OR RUNS OFF INTO BODIES OF WATER OR BECOMES GROUNDWATER AND EVAPORATES.
PREDATOR AN ANIMAL THAT HUNTS AND EATS ANOTHER ANIMAL.
PREY AN ANIMAL THAT IS EATEN BY ANOTHER ANIMAL. .
BIOTIC LIVING OR ONCE LIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM.
ABIOTIC NONLIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM.
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