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Eco 10QQ #1
organisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abiotic | nonliving factors in an ecosystem (sunlight, rocks, soil) |
| biotic | living factors in an ecosystem (plants & animals) |
| carnivore | a type of consumer that only eats other animals; meat |
| community | all the populations of organisms living together in an environment |
| consumer | organisms that must eat to get energy |
| decomposer | organisms that get energy by breaking down nutrients in dead organisms; recyclers (termites, earthworms) |
| herbivore | a type of consumer that only eats plants |
| omnivore producer organisms that make their own food; most are plants scavenger any animal that feeds on waste or other decaying matter; lazy hunters | a type of consumer that eats plants & animals; adapts more easily to changes in ecosystems |
| population | individuals of the same kind living in the same environment |
| producer | organisms that make their own food; most are plants |
| scavenger | any animal that feeds on waste or other decaying matter; lazy hunters |