Ecology Review

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What is a species?

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A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.

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What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives?

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Habitat.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What type of consumer eats plants?

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Herbivore.

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What is a decomposer?

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Organisms that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a trophic level?

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The position an organism occupies in a food chain.