Living Systems Vocab Review (Foss Inv. 1)

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Community of organisms interacting with each other and the nonliving environment.

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ecosystem

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An animal that hunts other animals for food.

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predator

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An organism, like a plant or algae, that makes its own food.

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producer

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An organism that cannot make its own food; eats others.

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consumer

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An organism like bacteria or fungus that decomposes organic material.

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decomposer

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An animal that eats only plants or algae

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herbivore

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An animal that eats only animals.

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carnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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omnivore

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Microorganisms that act as decomposers.

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bacteria

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Feeding relationships between organisms in an environment.

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food chain