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all the vocab for chp 16

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the number of species living within an ecosystem   biodiversity  
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a somewhat regular progression of species replacement   succession  
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consists of a community and all the physical aspects of its habitat , such as the soil water, and weather   ecosystem  
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the living organisms in a habitat   biotic factors  
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the first organisms to live in a new habitat are small, fast-growing plants   pioneer species  
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succession that occurs where plants have not grown before   primary succession  
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the many different species that live together in a habitat   community  
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the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their enviroment   ecology  
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succession that occurs where previous growth has occured   secondary succession  
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the physical aspects of a habitat   abiotic factors  
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a place where a particular population lives is called   habitat  
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the rate at which organic materialis produced by photosynthetic organisms   primary productivity  
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organisms in an ecosystems that first capture light   producers  
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organisms that obtain energy by consuming plants or other organisms   consumers  
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a level in a diagram based on the organism's source of energy   trophic level  
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the path of energy through the trophic levels of an ecosystem   food chain  
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an animal that eats plants or other primary producers   herbivore  
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an animal that eats other animal   carnivore  
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an animal that is btoh a herbivore and a carnivore   omnivore  
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an organism that obtains energy from organic wastes and dead bodies   detritvore  
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bacteria and fungi that cause decay   decomposer  
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a interconnected group of food chains   food web  
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the dry weight of tissue and other organic matter foundin a specific ecosystem   biomass  
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