Interactions of Life
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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community | all the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem
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habitat | place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival
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ecology | the study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment
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limiting factor | anything that can restrict the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought
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biosphere | the part of Earth where life can be found
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ecosystem | all the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors in the same area
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population | made up of all the organisms of the same species that live in an area at the same time
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competition | occurs when two or more organism seek the same resources at the same time
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carrying capacity | the maximum number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time
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organism | an individual living thing
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biome | large area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
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niche | the way an organism fits into its ecosystem
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herbivore | an animal that eats only plants
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omnivore | an animal that eats plants and other animals
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carnivore | an animal that eats only other animals
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decomposer | an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
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producer/autotroph | an organism that makes its own food
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consumer/heterotroph | an organism that eats other organisms
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