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Abiotic factor
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a non living part of an ecosystem
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biotic factor
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a living part of an ecosystem
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carbon cycle
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The continuous exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen among living things
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carnivore
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an animal that eats another animal
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community
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all the populations living in an area.
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composting
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recycled plant material
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condensation
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the process in which a gas changes into liquid
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herbivore
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animals that eat plants
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decomposers
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break down dead organisms and waste into simpler organisms
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ecology
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a study of all living things both living and nonliving and how they interact
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ecosystem
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all living and non living things in an area
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evaporation
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the process in which a liquid turns into a gas
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food chain
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the path energy takes from producers to consumers to decomposers
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food web
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the relationship between all the species in a community. who eats who. shows competition
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habitat
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the place where an organism lives
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niche
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the role of an organism in it's community.
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nitrogen cycle
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the way nitrogen moves between the air, soil, plants and animals.
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omnivore
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an animal that eats plants and animals
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population
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all the orgainism of a species living in a specific area
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precipitation
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any form of water particles that fall from the sky
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predator
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living things that hunt other living things
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prey
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the hunted
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scavenger
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meat eaters that don't hunt for their food. eat the remains of dead animals
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water cycle
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the continuous movement of water between Earths surface and the air, changing from liquid to gas and back to liquid
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