Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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community

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the group of all populations in an area

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Ecosystem

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All the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions.

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Predator

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A consumer that hunts and eats another animal.

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Habitat

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A place that provides all the things an organism needs to live.

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prey

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any animal that is hunted by others for food

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Population

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A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time.

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competition

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The struggle among organisms for the same limited resources.

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food chain

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A series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another.

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producer

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organism that makes its own food for energy

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pollution

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any substance that damages the environment