78 - 83 Ecology Review

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Any organism that eats another to obtain energy.

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Consumer

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An organism that eats dead and decaying organisms/waste for energy and recycles nutrients.

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Decomposer

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Any organism that can use the energy of the sun to produce their own food.

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Producer

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The process in which an organism combines carbon dioxide and water with the sun's energy to make food.

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Photosynthesis

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A diagram that models the feeding relationships and transfer of energy in a community of organisms.

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Food web

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A group of the same species of organism living in a defined area.

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Population

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A large region classified by the interaction of living things, climate, and geographical features.

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Biome

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The interactions between organisms living in a specific area and their physical non-living environment (habitat).

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Ecosystem

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Populations of diverse organisms living in one area.

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Community

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Specific environment where an organism lives based upon an organism's requirements.

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Habitat