Ecology Vocab

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Producer
An organism that can make its own food.
An organism that can make its own food.
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Consumer
An organism that eats other organisms
An organism that eats other organisms
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Decomposer
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
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photosynthesis
a process used by plants to make their own food from the sun's energy
a process used by plants to make their own food from the sun's energy
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Ecosystem
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
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Biotic
living things
living things
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Abiotic
Non-living things
Non-living things
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carrying capacity
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
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limiting factor
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
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trophic level
Each step in a food chain, food web, or an energy pyramid
Each step in a food chain, food web, or an energy pyramid
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Herbivore (Primary Consumer)
A consumer that eats plants for energy
A consumer that eats plants for energy
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Omnivore
Consumers that eat both plants and animals.
Consumers that eat both plants and animals.
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Carnivore
A consumer that eats only animals.
A consumer that eats only animals.
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food web
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
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Equilibrium
A state of balance
A state of balance
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Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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predator-prey relationship
Interaction between two organisms of different species in which one organism captures and feeds on parts or all of another organism
Interaction between two organisms of different species in which one organism captures and feeds on parts or all of another organism
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Parasite-host relationship
when one organism feeds on another organism without killing it
when one organism feeds on another organism without killing it
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apex predator
the predator on the top of the food web
the predator on the top of the food web