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Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecology | (ecología) study of how organisms interact with their environment |
| ecosystem | (ecosistema) living things and their environment |
| organism | (organismo) a living thing |
| population | (población) group of the same species living in one area |
| community | (comunidad) all populations living in an area |
| habitat | (hábitat) place where an organism lives |
| species | (especie) group of organisms that can reproduce |
| producer | (productor) organism that makes its own food |
| consumer | (consumidor) organism that gets food from other organisms |
| decomposer | (descomponedor) organism that breaks down dead matter |
| food chain | (cadena alimenticia) shows how energy moves through organisms |
| food web | (red alimenticia) connected food chains |
| energy pyramid | (pirámide de energía) diagram showing energy transfer |
| biodiversity | (biodiversidad) variety of living things in an ecosystem |
| competition | (competencia) organisms fighting for resources |
| limiting factor | (factor limitante) factor that restricts population growth |
| carrying capacity | (capacidad de carga) largest population an environment can support |
| predator | (depredador) organism that hunts another organism |
| prey | (presa) organism that is hunted |
| symbiosis | (simbiosis) close relationship between organisms |