Ecology Vocab

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Consumes waste and dead organisms.

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decomposer

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Non-living parts of an ecosystem (air, sun, water)

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abiotic factors

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Direction of energy flow; decreases as energy decreases.

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energy pyramid

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Limits on population size, including ecosystem features like predators or drought.

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limiting factors

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A place where an organism lives providing food, shelter, moisture, and temperature for survival.

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habitat

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An organism hunted for food.

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prey

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One of any living thing.

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organism

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Complex network of interconnected food chains and feeding relationships.

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Food web

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Living organisms and non-living features in an area.

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ecosystem

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______ in an ecosystem refers to how an organism survives, gets food, and avoids danger.

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niche