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Ecosystems

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Term
Definition
Biotic   show
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show A nonliving thing  
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Ecosystem   show
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show a place where an organism makes its home.  
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show one individual plant,animal or bacteria (living thing)  
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show a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.  
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Community   show
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show The part of the earth that contains all the ecosystems  
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Producer   show
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show an organism,usually an animal,that feeds on plants or other animals  
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Decomposer   show
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show An animal that eats only plants  
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Carnivore   show
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show an animal that eats both plants and consumers.  
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Scavenger   show
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Predator   show
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Prey   show
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show a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted.  
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Biome   show
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show a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic components in a given area.  
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Deciduous Forest   show
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show generally open and continuous, fairly flat areas of grass.  
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Rainforest   show
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Desert   show
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show oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, estuaries, and wetlands.  
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freshwater   show
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Pond   show
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show a large body of water surrounded by land.  
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show a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.  
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Saltwater ecosystem   show
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show a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.  
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Saltmarsh   show
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show the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.  
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show a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.  
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Primary consumer   show
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secondary consumer   show
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show The organisms that prey on the secondary consumers  
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Trophic levels   show
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show an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.  
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Heterotroph   show
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Food web   show
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Energy pyramid   show
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show the interaction of individuals that vie for a common resource that is in limited supply  
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Natural resources   show
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show (of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.  
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