An environment that an organism needs to live ,grow and reproduce

Parts of a habitat that are or were once alive

Non living parts of an organisms habitat

A group of organisms that can mate

All the members of one species living in a particular area

All the different populations that live together in an area

A community of living and non living that lives in an area

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

The number of individuals in an area

An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or to decrease

The largest population an area can carry

An organism that can make its own food

Obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

Breaks down biotic wasted and dead organisms

A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy

Consists of many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

Shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another

A set of chemical reactions plants use to turn light, water, and nutrients into oxygen and energy

Absorbs light, much like cells in solar panels do

An organism that has to get its food from a source

An organism unable to make its own food.

Includes how an organism obtains food, type of food an organism eats, and what other organisms eat it.

The struggle between organisms to survive as they use the same limited resources

One organism is the prey and the other is predator.

Any relationship in which two species live closely together

A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed.

A relationship where both speeches benefits

A relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism without harming it.

An animal that eats both plants and animals

An animal that eats just plants

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Eco system

Term	Definition
Organisms	A living thing
Habitat	An environment that an organism needs to live ,grow and reproduce
Biotic factor	Parts of a habitat that are or were once alive
Abiotic factors	Non living parts of an organisms habitat
Species	A group of organisms that can mate
Population	All the members of one species living in a particular area
Community	All the different populations that live together in an area
Ecosystems	A community of living and non living that lives in an area
Ecology	The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
Population density	The number of individuals in an area
Limiting factor	An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or to decrease
Carrying capacity	The largest population an area can carry
Role	A position
Producer	An organism that can make its own food
Consumer	Obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Decomposers	Breaks down biotic wasted and dead organisms
Food chain	A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
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
Photosynthesis	A set of chemical reactions plants use to turn light, water, and nutrients into oxygen and energy
Chlorophyll	Absorbs light, much like cells in solar panels do
Autotroph	An organism that has to get its food from a source
Heterotroph	An organism unable to make its own food.
Niche	Includes how an organism obtains food, type of food an organism eats, and what other organisms eat it.
Competition	The struggle between organisms to survive as they use the same limited resources
Predation	One organism is the prey and the other is predator.
Symbiosis	Any relationship in which two species live closely together
Commensalism	A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed.
Mutualism	A relationship where both speeches benefits
Parasitism	A relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism without harming it.
carnivore	An animal that eats all meat.
Omnivore	An animal that eats both plants and animals
Herbivore	An animal that eats just plants

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