Ecology Vocab Part 1

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Study of living things and their environment.

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Ecology

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Living part of the environment.

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biotic factor

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Nonliving part of the environment.

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abiotic factor

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Another term for a living thing.

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organism

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Organisms that can mate and produce offspring

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species

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Species interacting in a specific area.

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community

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Community of organisms & their nonliving environment.

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ecosystem

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Organisms that make their own food.

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producer

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Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on others.

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consumer

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Energy from breaking down dead material.

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decomposer