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Ecology

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The study of interactions between organisms and the environment

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Species

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One type of organism

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Biotic Factor

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All the parts of the environment that are living

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Abiotic Factor

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All the parts of the environment that are nonliving

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives in a community

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Population

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All the organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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Community

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All the populations that live in the same place at the same time

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Ecosystem

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A community interacting with the abiotic parts of its environment, (all the biotic and abiotic parts of an area

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Energy Pyramid

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Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain

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Sun

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Main source of energy for all living things

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Producer

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Makes its own food (autotroph)

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Photosynthesis

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The process of food making in producers

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Consumer

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An organism that eats other organisms (heterotroph

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Herbivore

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An organism that only eats plants

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Carnivore

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An organism that only eats animals

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Scavenger

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An organism that eats organisms that are already dead

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Omnivore

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An organism that eats both plants and animals

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles)

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Food Chain

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The transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another

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Food Web

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When different chains overlap

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Competition

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The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles)

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Food Chain

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The transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another

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Food Web

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When different chains overlap

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Competition

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The contest among organisms to get all they need to survive

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