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Ecosystem

TermDefinition
Biotic factors Parts of a habitat that are or were alive
Abiotic factors Non living parts of a organisms habitat
Organism Living thing
Habitat An environment that provides the things a organism need to live, grow, and reproduce.
Population Species living in a particular area
Species Group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
Community All the different populations that live an a area together
Ecosystem The community of organisms that lives in a particular area, along with the nonliving environment.
Ecology The study how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
Population density Number of individuals in an area
Limiting factor An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease
Carrying capacity The largest population an area can support
Producer An organism that can make its own food
Consumer Obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Decomposers Break down biotic waste and dead organisms
Carnivores Only eat meat
Herbivores Only eat plants
Omnivores Both plants and meat
Food chain One organism eats another and obtains energy and nutrients
Food web Consists of many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
Energy pyramid Shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another food web
Photosynthesis Chemical reaction plants use to turn energy, light, water, and nutrients info oxygen and energy
Symbiosis Any relationship in which 2 species live closely together
Commensalism Is a relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed
Mutualism A relationship in which both species benefit
Parasitism A relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism and harming it
Chlorophyll Absorbs light
Autotroph An organism that makes its own food
Heterotroph An organism that has to get food from a source and is unable to make its own food
Resources Food, water, shelter, and other things for an organisms environment that it needs to live and grow and produce,
Density The number of individuals in an era of a specific size
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