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11 Cards in this Set
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CONSUMER
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An organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs.
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Population
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Individuals of the same kind living together in the same environment.
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DECOMPOSER
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Consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms.
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What is a community?
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All different kinds of populations living together in an environment.
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Individual
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A single organism in an ecosystem.
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COMPETITION
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The contest among organisms for the limited resources of an ecosystem.
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What is an ECOSYSTEM?
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A community and its physical environment together.
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FOOD CHAIN
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The ways in which the organisms interact with one another according to what they eat.
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PRODUCER
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An organism that makes its own food.
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HABITAT
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The place where every population lives in an ecosystem.
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NICHE
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Each population's role or job in its habitat.
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