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Overpopulation List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Overpopulation | Too many of one organism or species in an ecosystem causing a decrease in other resources |
| Disturbance | When the balance of an ecosystem is disrupted |
| Structure | Physical characteristics of an organism that helps it survive |
| Extinct | No longer living on Earth |
| Endangered | A plant or animal species in danger of becoming extinct. |
| Carbon Cycle | The process by which carbon moves between the atmosphere, oceans and living organisms. Includes the process of photosynthesis. |
| Carbon Dioxide | A gas in the atmosphere that plants take in and use in the process of making their own food. |
| Oxygen | A gas in the atmosphere that animals breathe in and need to survive |
| Function | Behavioral characteristics of an organism that helps it survive |