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Ecology
Unit 12 Ecology
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consumer | Organisms that must get their energy from other organisms. They do not produce their own energy like a producer. |
producer | Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis that support the entire food chain. Grasses, plants, trees, bushes, etc. |
predator | Any organism that hunts and eats other organisms. |
prey | The organism that is eaten by a predator. |
parasite | An organism that lives on or in an organism of another species. |
host | An organism that a parasite lives in or on. |
abiotic | All of the non-living things in an ecosystem |
biotic | All of the living things in an ecosystem |
runoff | Rain that drains or flows from the land into a stream or river. |
pollution | Harmful substances or products in the environment. |
trait | A characteristic passed down from parent to offspring through their DNA. |
coral reef | Large formations of living organisms that support a large amount of the ecosystem. |
photosynthesis | Process where producers use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. |
symbiosis | relationship between two different organisms living in close physical association. |
commensalism | A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other neither benefits or is harmed. |
parasitism | A relationship between two organisms where one is harmed and the other benefits. |
mutualism | A relationship between two organisms where both benefit. |