Great barrier reef

Question 1

Ecology

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The study of an ecosystem, the interactions and organisms within it and the non-living environment

Question 2

Community

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All the plants and animals that live in a region

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Population

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The number of organisms present

Question 4

Abiotic

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Non-living factors

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Biotic

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Living factors that can influence where an organism can live

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Producer

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Also known as a autotroph, they make their own food

Question 7

Consumer

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Also known as a heterotroph, the do not make there own food

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Herbivore

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Eats plants, primary consumers

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Carnivore

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Eat Herbivores, secondary consumers

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Omnivore

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Eats both animals and plants

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Decomposer

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Organic matter is recycled within an ecosystem due to the activity of decomposes

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Predator

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A species that kills another for food

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Prey

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Eaten by a predator

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Parasite

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Organisms that lives in another (known as a host)

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Biodiversity

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The number of different species present in a community

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Adaptions

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Special features which help an animal “fit in” to the place it lives

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Scavenger

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Eats the remains of dead animals

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Ecosystem

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Living organisms that inhabit a specific region, how they interact with each other and the effect on them of the environment