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Ecology terms and definitions for Junior Certificate level

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Definition
Carnivore   Animal that only eats other animals and does not eat plants  
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Herbivore   Animal that only eats plants  
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Consumers   Animals that get their food by eating plants or other animals  
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Producers   Plants that make their own food  
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Habitat   The area where a plant of animal lives  
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Ecosystems   All the plants and animals in a specific area interacting with each other and their environment  
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Ecology   The study of the relationships between plants, animals and their environment.  
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Omnivore   Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals  
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Decomposers   Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals  
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Competition   Takes place when two or more organisms both require a resource that is in short supply  
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Food web   Two or more interconnecting food chains  
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Interdependence   Living things depending on each other for survival  
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