12A, 12C, 8B Vocab Flashcards

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An organism that produces its own food from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

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autotroph

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An organism that needs to eat others for energy is a:

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Heterotroph

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Nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

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Abiotic factors

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Living parts of an ecosystem.

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Biotic factors

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Two or more members of a species living and interacting in the same area

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Population

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Populations interacting in the same area

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Community

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All fish and aquatic plants in Mirror Lake are a

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community

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Organisms that break down decaying material are

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decomposers

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Terms for heterotrophic organisms:

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consumer and decomposer

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Study of interactions among living things and their environment.

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Ecology