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Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any group of living and nonliving things that interact | ecosystem |
| any type of ecosystem that have energy and matter that are transferred in and out of the system | open system |
| where a population lives | habitat |
| any group of living organisms of the same kind of living int he same place at the same time | population |
| where all populations interact | community |
| a contest | competition |
| the capturing of prey as a means of survival | predation |
| working together | cooperation |
| two organisms living together to the betterment of each other | symbiosis |
| a specialized place | nich |
| make their own food | producers |
| eat other dead organisms for food | decomposers |
| eat other organisms for food | consumers |
| determines which population survives or dies | energy cycle |
| how energy is passed, in the form of food, from one organism to another. | food chain |
| interlocking food chains | food web |
| where several habitats intersect | biomes |
| the care and management of natural resources | conservation |
| the danger caused when the available habitat can no longer supporr the members of population | endangered |
| all the members of a population die | extinct |
| n animal hunted for food by another animal | prey |
| an animal that hunts other animals for food | predator |
| coming from decomposed living matter | organic |
| the number of organisms decrease as humans occupy their living space | habitat reduced by humans |
| waste materials that contaminate the air, water, or soil | pollutants |
| fertilizer or supplements | increased nutrition |