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The study of the interactions among living things, and between living and their surroundings. |
Ecology |
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A group of different species that live together in one area. |
Community |
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Includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water, rocks and other nonliving things in the area. |
Ecosystem |
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A major regional or global community of organisms |
Biome |
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Living factors |
Biotic |
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Nonliving factors |
Abiotic |
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The assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem. |
Biodiversity |
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A species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem. |
Keystone species |
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Organisms that get their energy from nonliving sources , meaning they make their own food. |
Producers |
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Organisms that get their energy by eating other living or once living resources. |
Consumers |
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The process by which an organism forms carbohydrates using chemicals other than light as an energy source. |
Chemosynthesis |
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A sequence that links species by their feeding relationships. |
Food chain |
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Eats only plants. |
Herbivore |
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Eats only animals. |
Carnivore |
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Organisms that eats both plants and animals. |
Omnivore |
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Organisms that eat detritus, or dead organic matter |
Detritivore |
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Detritivores that break down organic matter into simpler compounds. |
Decomposer |
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Consumers that have a varying diet. |
Generalist |
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Consumer that eats one specific organism or feeds on a very small number of organisms. |
Specialist |
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The levels of nourishment in a food chain. |
Trophic levels |
