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ecosystem
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Change | when something becomes different over time |
| Competition | when two or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food |
| 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 environment |
| Ecosystem | All the living and nonliving thing interactions in a paticular area |
| Energy | the ability to make things move or change |
| Energy Storage Molecule(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 ecosystem |
| Indirect Effect | the result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effect |
| 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 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 | Interactions in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed |
| Mutualism | Interaction between 2 organism 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 |