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20 Cards in this Set
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an animal that hunts other animals for food |
predator |
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the path that energy takes as it moves from one organism to another in an ecosystem |
food chain |
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a network of food chains that are connected |
food web |
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the job an organism has in a community |
niche |
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animals that eat both plants and other animals |
omnivores |
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a place where an organism lives and finds food |
habitat |
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consumers that eat other animals |
carnivores |
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something that restricts the growth of animals or plants |
limiting factors |
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a diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each level of an ecosystem |
energy pyramid |
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the members of a single species in an ecosystem |
population |
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an animal that is eaten by a predator |
prey |
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all living and nonliving things in an environment |
ecosystem |
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producer that is at the base of each food chain |
plants |
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some animals use this to hide |
protective coloration |
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a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment |
adaptation |
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consumers that eat plants |
herbivores |
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all living things in an ecosystem |
community |
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name a biotic factor |
example: acorn |
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name an abiotic facotr |
example: rock |
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the percentage of energy that is LOST at each level in a food chain |
90% |
