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Ecosystems

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Change when something becomes different over time
Competition when 2 or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food resource
Heterotrophs a population that eats organisms from another population
Ecologist a scientist who studies the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment
Ecosystem all the living and non-living things interacting in a particular area
Energy the ability to make things move or change
Glucose a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive
Food Web a model that shows what eats what in an ecosytem
Indirect Effect the result of one cause leading to an effect that cause 1 or more other effects
Organisms living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
Population a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
Reproduction the process of creating offspring
Resource Population a population that is eaten by organisms in another population
Stability when something stays mostly the same over time
Autotrophs a population that is able to make their own food through photosynthesis
Decomposers an organism that is able to break down other organisms and waste
Parasitism interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
Mutualism interaction between 2 organisms where they both benefit
Commensalism interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is not impacted
Abiotic not living parts of the environment
Biotic living parts of the environment
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