Energy & Ecosystems Vocabulary

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Transfer of heat through TOUCH (direct contact)

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Conduction

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Max number of individuals of one species that the environment can support

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Carrying Capacity

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The role or job an organism plays in its ecosystem

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Niche

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Energy stored as a result of stretching an elastic object

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Elastic Potential Energy

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Uses the sun's energy to make its food

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Producer

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The process of energy moving through a system, often from one organism to another

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Energy Transfer

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy

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Consumer

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An organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil

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Decomposer

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely

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Carrying Capacity

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The energy of position or condition, such as height or compression

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Potential Energy