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Interactions of Life

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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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