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ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| change | when something becomes different over time |
| competition | when two or more populations use the same resources, such as the same food source |
| consumer population (heterotrophs) | a population that eats organisms from another population |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the interactions of organisms with each other and their enviroment |
| ecosystem | all living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area |
| energy | the ability to make things move or change |
| Glucose (energy storage molecule) | 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 ecosystem |
| indirect effect | the result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects |
| organisms | living things such a 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 from another population |
| stability | when something stays mostly the same over time |
| producer population (autotrophs) | a population that is able to make their own food through photosynthesis |
| decomposer | 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 two organism where they both benefit |
| commensalism | interaction in which one organism benefits, and the other is not impacted |
| abiotic | not living parts of the enviroment |
| biotic | living parts of the environment |