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Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

the study of interactions between organisms and the environment

Question 2

Species

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One type of organism

Question 3

Biotic Factor

Answer 3

All the parts of the environment that are living.

Question 4

Habitat

Answer 4

the place where an organism lives in a community

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

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

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Community

Answer 6

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

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Ecosystem

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Energy Pyramid

Answer 8

Diagram showing trophic level / level in food chain

Question 9

sun

Answer 9

main source of energy for all living things.

Question 10

Producer

Answer 10

makes its own food (autotroph)

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Consumer

Answer 11

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

Answer 14

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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Niche

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the role (job) a species has within a community

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Predator

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an organism that kills and eats prey to obtain energy.

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Prey

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an organism that gets eaten by a predator

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Limiting Factors

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an environmental factor that causes the population to decrease

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Symbiosis

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A relationship where food, shelter, support or transportation is provided for one or both organisms.

Question 25

Natural Selection

Answer 25

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment.