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13 Cards in this Set
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ecosystem
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all the living and nonliving parts in an area
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ecology
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the study of the relationships among living and nonliving parts of an area
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habitat
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the place where a species lives
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niche
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the role of a species in an ecosystem
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population
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all of the members of one species that live in the same area
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community
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all the populations living together in one area
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photosynthesis
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the process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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producer
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an organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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consumer
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an organism that consumes other organisms for food
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scavenger
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an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
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decomposer
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an organism that helps to break down and decay dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms
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energy pyramid
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a diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order
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food web
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a combination of all the food chains in a community
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