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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organism | An organism is any individual living thing, from microscopic single-celled bacteria to complex animals and plants. |
| ecosystem | An ecosystem is a geographic area where living organisms (biotic factors) interact with each other and with their non-living physical environment (abiotic factors). |
| ecology | Ecology is the scientific study of how living organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment |
| abiotic factor | An abiotic factor is any non-living physical or chemical component of an environment that influences living organisms and shapes the ecosystem |
| biotic factor | A biotic factor is any living component within an ecosystem that affects or shapes its environment. |
| prey | prey is any organism that is hunted, captured, and consumed by another organism (the predator) for food. |
| scavenger | A scavenger is any organism or person that feeds on or collects discarded, decaying, or refuse materials. Turkey Buzzards are scavengers. |
| energy pyramid | Illustrates the flow of energy through different feeding levels in an ecosystem. It shows how much energy is captured and transferred as you move up the food chain, always getting smaller from the bottom to the top |
| death rate | In ecology, the death rate (or mortality rate) is the frequency of individuals dying within a specific population over a given period of time. |
| pollution | contaminants—such as chemicals, plastics, and energy (e.g., heat or noise)—impact living organisms, ecosystems, and their interrelationships |
| species | a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. |
| biome | a large, naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat defined by its climate |
| consumer | a consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food |
| herbivore | the scientific study of how plant-eating animals (herbivores) interact with their environments |
| decomposer | decomposers are organisms that break down dead plants, animals, and waste materials into simpler inorganic nutrients |
| biodiversity | Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth and the ecological networks they form |
| birth rate | birth rate (scientifically termed natality) refers to the number of live offspring produced by a population within a given time period |
| poaching | poaching is defined as the illegal hunting, capturing, harvesting, or trafficking of wild animals and plants in violation of local, national, or international conservation laws |
| population | a population is defined as a group of interacting organisms of the same species that inhabit a specific geographic area at the same time. |
| habitat | the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors of an environment |
| producer | a producer is an organism that creates its own food and energy, forming the foundation of the food chain |
| carnivore | a carnivore is an organism that meets its nutritional and energy requirements primarily by consuming animal tissues |
| food chain | a linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy are transferred from one organism to another as one eats the next |
| extinction | occurs when a species' population declines to such low numbers that it can no longer perform its functional role within its ecosystem |
| immigration rate | the permanent or semi-permanent arrival of individuals of a species into a new habitat, ecosystem, or established population |
| habitat destruction | the process by which a natural environment is altered or damaged so severely that it can no longer support the native plant and animal species that reside there, leading to drastic declines in biodiversity |
| community | a group of interacting populations of different species occupying the same geographical area at the same time |
| predator | an organism that captures, kills, and consumes another organism (the prey) for energy and nutrients |
| omnivore | Omnivores are animals and organisms that derive their energy and nutrients from a diet consisting of both plants and other animals |
| food web | a complex, interconnected network of multiple overlapping food chains within an ecosystem, illustrating who eats whom |
| limiting factor | any environmental resource or condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population within an ecosystem |
| emigration rate | the per capita measurement of individuals leaving a specific population or habitat over a given period. |
| carrying capacity | the maximum population size an ecosystem can sustain indefinitely without degrading the environment |
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