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ecology   study of how organisms relate with each other and with their non-living environment (ety: ecos = taking care of the house, ology = study of)  
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biotic factor   all the living parts of an ecosystem  
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abiotic factor   all the non-living parts of an ecosystem  
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population   a group of organisms of the same species living together in an area  
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community   a group of organisms of different species living together in an area  
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ecosystem   a community plus all the abiotic factors around them  
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biosphere   all the ecosystems on Earth together as a group  
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population density   measurement of the number of organisms living in a certain area.  
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limiting factor   anything that keeps a population from growing out of control  
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carrying capacity   the largest number of organisms an area can support for a long period of time  
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sustainability   when natural resource renewal is balanced with human consumption and other human impacts on the environment  
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symbiosis   any close relationship between two organisms of different species  
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mutualism   a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit  
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commensalism   a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected  
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parasitism   a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is hurt  
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habitat   the physical location where an organism lives  
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niche   the ecological role of an organism in its habitat (decomposer, consumer, or producer…and its place in the food web)  
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food chain   a way of showing how food/energy passes from one organism to another  
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food web   a bubble-map showing all the food/energy connections between different species in a community  
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ecological pyramid   a model that shows how food/energy travels through the biosphere: energy gets used up by organisms along the way up from producers to higher level consumers  
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water cycle   the paths water follows in the environment through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation  
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evaporation   when water changes from its liquid phase to gas phase (without boiling!)  
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condensation   when water changes from its gas phase to liquid phase (the way clouds form)  
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precipitation   when condensed water from clouds falls from the sky as rain or snow  
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matter   the stuff things are made of...it has mass and takes up space  
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energy   the ability to do work...comes in forms such as motion, heat and chemical  
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producer   organism in an ecosystem that makes its own food by doing photosynthesis  
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consumer   organism in an ecosystem that must eat to get energy for life  
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decomposer   organism in an ecosystem that breaks down dead material  
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