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Science Ch 5 matt
Question | Answer |
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Ecosystem | living and nonliving things in an environment, together |
Abiotic Factor | a nonliving part of an ecosystem |
Biotic Factor | all the living things in an ecosystem |
Population | all the organisms of the same speciesliving in an area |
ecology | the study of the ecosystem |
Community | All the populations living in an area. |
Habitat | The place where an organism lives. |
Niche | The role of an organism in the community |
Food Chain | The role of an organism in the community |
Food Web | The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. |
Herbivore | An animal that eats plants, algae, and other producers. |
Carnivore | An animal that eats another animal. |
Predator | An animal that hunts other animals for food. |
Prey | A living thing that is hunted for food. |
Scavenger | A meat-eating animal that feeds on the reamins of dead animals. |
Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
Symbiosis | A relationship between two sets of organisms that last over time. |
Mutualism | A relationship between two types of organisms that benefits both. |
Parasitism | A relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from the relationship while the other organism may be harmed by it. |
Commensalism | A relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without harming the other. |