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chapter 6

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ecosystem   all the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions  
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habitat   a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live  
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biotic   the living things in an ecosystem  
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abiotic   the nonliving things in an ecosystem  
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population   a group of one species living in an area  
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community   different populations in an area  
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niche   the role an organism has in an ecosystem  
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carrying capacity   the amount of organisms a habitat can support  
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predator   an animal that hunts and eats another animal  
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prey   any animal that is hunted by predators  
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producer   make their own food for energy  
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consumer   organisms that cannot make their own food  
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decomposer   get their energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms  
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herbivore   an organism that only eats plants  
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omnivore   an organism that eats plants and animals  
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carnivore   an organism that only eats animals  
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scavenger   an organism that only eats already dead animals  
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food chain   a series of steps showing how energy moves from one biotic factor to another  
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food web   a diagram of many different food chains  
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symbiosis   a long term relationship between organisms  
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parasite   steals the nutrients from organisms  
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