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Ecosystems

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Term
Definition
show A living thing  
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Abiotic   show
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show All of the communities and their nonliving surroundings  
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show a place where an organism makes its home.  
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Organism   show
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show a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.  
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show populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time.  
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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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show an organism,usually a bacterium or fungus that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances  
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Herbivore   show
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show an animal that only eats consumers  
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Omnivore   show
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Scavenger   show
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show an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals  
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Prey   show
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Niche   show
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show an area classified according to the species that live in that location  
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Terrestrial Ecosystem   show
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Deciduous Forest   show
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Grassland   show
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show a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long.  
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show an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants.  
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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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Lake   show
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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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show coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides.  
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show the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.  
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Food chain   show
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show animals that eat plants.  
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show The organisms that eat the primary consumers  
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show The organisms that prey on the secondary consumers  
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show ranges from a value of 1 for primary producers to 5 for marine mammals and humans.  
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Autotroph   show
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Heterotroph   show
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show consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.  
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Energy pyramid   show
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Competition   show
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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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