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Ecology: Ecological Relationships & Changes in the Environment

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Definition
Abiotic   Non living  
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Biotic   Living or materials that have had life.  
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Predator   An organism which hunts other organisms for food.  
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Prey   An animal hunted or caught for food.  
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Producer   Any plant, such as grass, flowers, or trees.  
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Consumer   An organism that eats other organisms as food.  
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Parasite   An organism, such as this tape worm, that steals nutrients from another organism.  
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Host   Organism that supports a parasite.  
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Organism   Any living thing, such as a plant or animal.  
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Population   A group of the same type of organism that lives in the same area.  
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Ecosystem   All of the biotic and abiotic parts of an area.  
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Food Web   Several overlapping food chains.  
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Food Chain   A model of how energy moves from producers to consumers.  
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Natural Selection   Helpful traits are passed on to new generations.  
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Camouflage   Blending in to the environment  
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Adaptation   A change in an organism that helps it survive.  
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Diapause   Insect form of hibernation  
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Migration   The movement of animals due to a change in season.  
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Pollution   Harmful substances mixing with the air, land, and/or water.  
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Overfishing   Catching large numbers of fish so as to deplete their populations.  
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Dead Zones   Low-oxygen areas in the world's oceans.  
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Watershed   Area of land that drains water from a higher area of land to a lower level of land and into a stream.  
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Groundwater   Water located the Earth’s surface  
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Surface Water   Water that is located at the Earth's surface.  
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