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21 Cards in this Set
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all the organisms that live in one place
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POPULATION
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all the organisms in one ecosystem
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COMMUNITY
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a community and its nonliving environment
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ECOSYSTEM
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study of the relationships of living and nonliving things
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ECOLOGY
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the place where a living thing lives
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HABITAT
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the way a species lives
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NICHE
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an area an animal or group of animals defends from others of the same species
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TERRITORY
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the number of organisms born in a given time
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BIRTH RATE
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the number of organisms that die in a given period of time
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DEATH RATE
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natural resources endangered by humans
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POLLUTION
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a species in danger of disappearing from earth
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ENDANGERED
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organisms no longer living
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EXTINCT
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a living thing
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ORGANISM
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a group of living things that depend on each other for food
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FOOD CHAIN
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grass and plants are _____________
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PRODUCERS
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a living thing that can not make its own food
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CONSUMER
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an animal that eats only plants or grass
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HERBIVORES
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animals that eat only other animals
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CARNIVORES
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animals that hunt and kill other animals for food
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PREDATORS
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living things that will eat both plants and animals
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OMNIVORE
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any living thing that will eat dead plants or animals before they decay
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SCAVENGER
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