Ecology

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Ecology

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The study of relations between the living and non-living things in our environment

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Aquatic

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Forms of life growing or living in water

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Terrestrial

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Life forms on land

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Ecosystem

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A natural system in which living and non-living things interact with each other

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Food Chain

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A chain of events linking both plants and animals together

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Food Web

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A series of food chains

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Biodiversity

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A variety of animals and plants in an ecosystem

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Population

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Members of the same species living in the same area, that can reproduce

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Habitat

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The place where organisms live, eat and reproduce. Different species may share the same habitat

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Community

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A set of organisms that live in the same habitat, and interact together

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Biome

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A geographical area with characteristic vegetation that exists because of the climate of the area

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Trophic Levels

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Each step in a food chain or food web

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Sustainability

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The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations

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Hybrid

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The offspring of two organisms of different species that have interbred

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Species

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Organisms that can interbreed with one another, and produce fertile offspring

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Genus

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A group of species that are closely related but do not interbreed

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Interdependent

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Rely on the support or existence of each other

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Producers

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Species that make things

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Consumers

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Species that use or eat things

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Herbivores

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Animals that eat green plants

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Omnivores

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Animals that eat both plants and animals

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Carnivores

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Meat-eating animals

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Primary Consumers

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Consumers of green plants

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Secondary Consumers

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Animals that feed on primary consumers

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Tertiary Consumers

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Animals that feed on secondary consumers

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Homeostasis

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A state of physical balance of functions and composition within an organism

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Migration

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Seasonal movement of species from one place to another

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Decomposition

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To become rotten; to decay

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Biotic Factors

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Living factors that influence an ecosystem

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Abiotic factors

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Non-living factors that influence an ecosystem