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Vocabulary 3.8

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ecosystem All the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions.
consumer An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
producer An organism that uses energy from the sun to create its own food (green plants).
decomposer An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms and returns their nutrients to the soil.
population A group of the same type of species/organism living in a particular area
community All the different populations that live together in an area.
habitat A physical/natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
herbivore A consumer that eats only plants.
carnivore A consumer that eats only animals.
omnivore Organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals.
dependent Relying on someone or something else for support.
dormancy A period when an organism's growth or activity slows.
hibernation The deep sleep like state that an animal enters for most of the winter.
structures Specific body parts.
functions The action or behavior of a body part.
adaptation Special features or skills that organisms have or use to allow them to survive in their environment.
inherited trait A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.
acquired trait Developed or learned; not naturally occurring.
instinct A behavior that an organism inherits.
learned behavior A behavior that has been learned from experience or observation.
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